Final Assessment Questions on “Theoretical phonetics” Card-1 Connection of Phonetics with Other Sciences

2.Unstressed vowels in English.
Stressed vowel sounds are longer, louder and/or higher in pitch than vowel sounds without stress. Unstressed vowels and syllables are weaker and less energetic.
An unstressed syllable is the part of the word that you don't emphasize.
The unstressed vowel is the little ‘uh’ sound found in a lot of words. For example:
The ‘a’ in asthma The ‘er’ in water,
The ‘ar’ in liar, The ‘or’ in factor,
What is an unstressed vowel?Unstressed vowels are letters that are not easy to hear in a word. Here you will find lots of helpful information about the unstressed vowel, as well as useful resources to support your lessons on the subject.Before we get into what an unstressed vowel is, it will be useful to understand what a vowel is.The alphabet is divided into two types of letters; vowels and consonants. Consonants are different to vowels, in the way that our lips and mouths move in different ways to pronounce them. Our lips will not touch when we pronounce vowels. Why not practise saying them out loud and see for yourself?Vowels: A, E, I, O, U Consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y. An unstressed syllable is the part of the word that you don't emphasize or accent, like the to- in today, or the -day on Sunday. These may be referred to as unstressed vowels or simply unstressed letters. So, what happens to a vowel in an unstressed vowel? When silent vowels are unstressed, silent letters are letters that can’t be heard when the word is spoken, making learning to spell and recognise silent vowels important in the classroom. What is the difference between stress and unstressed vowels? Stressed vowel sounds are longer, louder and/or higher in pitch than vowel sounds without stress. You can use just one of these features, or any combination of these features at the same time. Overall, stressed sounds are “stronger” than unstressed sounds.Stressed vowels and syllables tend to be spoken with and have more energy or power. This stressed energy usually comes from the diaphragm, whereas unstressed vowels and syllables are weaker and less energetic.