Memorable Schwa Sets:

🤩 BONUS SET #2 'Data from India'

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lazy schwa words

TIP: It's a good idea listen to the audio without looking at the written examples – at least when you start.

We pronounce the highlighted spelling patterns with a lazy schwa vowel in all of the word examples below, and in all contexts – even if a speaker wants to heavily emphasise the word.

-a Asia, India, America, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Jakarta, banana, data, tuna, pasta, agenda, arena, visa, comma

lazy schwa sentences:

From South America to India, banana crops are at risk of a fungus from South East Asia.

There’s a new pizza place in town, run by a guy from Verona. They do amazing pasta too.

exceptions: none found

Let me know if you've discovered any, and I'll add them here.