Improve your accent & speak clearly in English with our useful pronunciation guide. This English lesson teaches you how to pronounce one of the most important sounds in English - the schwa - /ə/ and looks at how it used in the words ‘the', 'of', 'butter' and more! Master this sound to improve YOUR English pronunciation and speaking skills. 👄 00:00 /ə/ 👄 00:23 How to say 'the', 'of' and 'that' 👄 00:49 How to say 'about', 'common', 'standard' and 'butter' 👄 01:18 The Schwa - "the most important sound in English" 👄 02:02 Unstressed syllables 👄 03:04 How to say 'a cup of tea' More pronunciation videos: ⭐ Long vowel /iː/ - Say the words ‘sea’, ‘machine’ and ‘fleece’ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZmGzSb-6OM ⭐ Long vowel /aː/ - Say the words ‘father’, ‘start’ and ‘hard’ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDHMuMQdBNw ⭐ Short vowel /e/ - Say the words ‘dress’, ‘head’ & ‘bed’ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLN1cdSTDo8 ⭐ Short vowel /ɒ/ - ‘lot’, ‘odd’ & ‘wash’ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAk-XtHsyzM ⭐ Short vowel /æ/ - ‘trap’, ‘stamp’ & ‘back’ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVhaIHk88a8 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English 👉 null Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com/ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish Follow us on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/bbcle Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 https://bit.ly/2PeLcf6 iPhone 👉 https://apple.co/2wmG2GU We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #SoundsofEnglish #Pronunciation #LearnEnglish