3.1 Lemon Words: The Schwa
What is this?
Wagon is spelled with an o in the second syllable, but what does it sound like? It sounds like a /ĭ/ or a /ŭ/. We call this a schwa sound.
e oxen More schwa words basket jacket Boston tonsil salad helmet pocket denim lemon More schwa words e Even though they are spelled with different letters, they make the /ĭ/ sound.
The trick is learning how to spell them!
The trick is learning how to spell them!
How to mark a schwa word: e lĕmon c c
Read these schwa words and mark them using a schwa denim falcon rocket magnet packet seven velvet bucket racket pollen melon ticket