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The syllable 'kə'

/kə/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'kə'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/k/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.			Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.
/ə/	The tongue remains forward and relaxed.	The lips relax.	The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /kə/ syllable

heineken /ˈ h a ɪ n ə k ə n/ /ˈhaɪ-nə-kən/	Pronounced by Joanna
basketball /ˈ b æ s k ə t ˌ b ɔ l/ /ˈbæs-kət-ˌbɔl/	Pronounced by Joey
construction /k ə n ˈ s t r ʌ k ʃ ə n/ /kən-ˈstrʌk-ʃən/	Pronounced by Joey
conserving /k ə n ˈ s ɜ r v ɪ ŋ/ /kən-ˈsɜr-vɪŋ/	Pronounced by Joanna
consistent /k ə n ˈ s ɪ s t ə n t/ /kən-ˈsɪs-tənt/	Pronounced by Kendra
consists /k ə n ˈ s ɪ s t s/ /kən-ˈsɪsts/	Pronounced by Justin
confused /k ə n ˈ f j u z d/ /kən-ˈfjuzd/	Pronounced by Salli
awakened /ə ˈ w e ɪ k ə n d/ /ə-ˈweɪk-ənd/	Pronounced by Kimberly
zachariah /ˌ z æ k ə r ˈ a ɪ ə/