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backwardness

/ˈb ă k w ər d n ə s/

băck-ward-ness

Rule 1

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

Rule 2

Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds (/ə/) in an unstressed syllable.

Rule 3

CK is used only after a single vowel which says its short (first) sound.

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