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Does the word alone have schwa sound at beginning?

No, the word "alone" does not have a schwa sound at the beginning.

* The first sound in "alone" is the vowel sound in the word "a", which is a short vowel sound.

* The schwa sound is a very short, unstressed vowel sound that often occurs in unstressed syllables.

Therefore, the first sound in "alone" is not a schwa sound.

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