It’s time for some FREE Schwa Word Lists for two-syllable words!
This word list fits right into the third post/video of my schwa mini-series.
*Scroll down to the teal download button to snag this free word list!
Quick Disclaimer: Depending on your accent and/or dialect, some of the syllables listed for schwa may be pronounced differently. For example, while the dictionary uses schwa for the e at the end of golden, some people may say it more like /gold-in/.
Schwa Word Lists for 2-Syllable Words
Schwa is the most common vowel SOUND in the English language. The crazy thing about schwa is that it can be spelled using all vowels and with several vowel combinations. For example, the bold vowel(s) in all of these words represent schwa: away, item, pencil, blossom, album, vinyl, famous.
Because schwa has so many different ways to represent it in its spellings and because is such a quick and hard-to-decipher sound, we might be tempted to think schwa just can’t be taught.
But, I do have good news ~ there are some predictable spelling patterns we can teach our learners to help them identify schwa in words! Woohoo! That’s where my video teaching and this free schwa word list comes into play.
This schwa word list contains syllable patterns that nearly always point to schwa.
They include:
- a as in away, ago
- le as in little, table
- el as in camel, level
- al as in vital, final
- il as in gerbil, April
- et as in target, helmet
- it as in rabbit, visit
- en as in harden, swollen
- ain as in captain, curtain
- in as in robin, basin
- an as in human, slogan
- on as in bacon, reason
- ion as in caption*, million
- sure as in measure, pleasure
- ed as in wanted, melted
- er as in over, swimmer
- or as in doctor, vapor
- ar as in solar, lunar
- ture as in capture, picture
*You might choose to have the ion syllable included in the on list, as the ti in tion represents /sh/.
Download these FREE Schwa Word Lists for 2-Syllable Words below:
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Enjoy teaching!
~Becky
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