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If the word has a slurred or unstressed "uh" sound, it is usually a schwa. Some typical examples of schwas for certain vowels are :

The A in adept.

The E in synthesis.

The I in decimal.

The O in harmony.

The U in medium.

The Y in syringe

The -tion suffix of many nouns is also usually considered a schwa, pronounced between -shen and -shun.

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The schwa is any unstressed sound varying from "eh" to "ih" to "uh" depending on the dialect being spoken.

A common occurrence is in -tion endings that have a shenor shun sound.

Some words starting with A have an unstressed "uh" sound, such as among, awhile, and about.

(*See the related questions and links below for more on the schwa.)

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Some words that start with a schwa A are

about, above, alluvial, among, around

Some E words may be considered to start with a schwa, such as evaluate.

Some U words such as undo, understand, and unnerve may or may not be considered schwas.

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It is pronounced "shwa" and it's not a word, really, it represents a sound in the English language, the "uh" sound.

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It is in the second syllable: -o is a schwa (unstressed uh sound).

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The most common pronunciation of "memory" has a schwa sound for the O. (MEM-uh-ree)

Some pronunciations omit the O altogether as (mem-ree).

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no because it isn't a word?

Possibly the last vowel sound -e- could be a schwa. But that would depend on your accent. I don't say say given like that.

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The trailing syllable, -ence has the schwa sound (sy-en-s). The final E can be considered silent.

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