9. It’s the laziest sound there is. Which is not a value judgment! I love schwa! But of all the sounds we use, it demands the least of us. All you have to do to make a schwa is start up the ...

3. THE WORD "SCHWA" COMES FROM HEBREW In Hebrew writing, "shva" is a vowel diacritic that can be written under letters to indicate an 'eh' sound (which is not the same as our schwa).

Not just a letter The sound schwa does not only represent a single letter. In some words it is the sound of several letters or even a whole syllable. This is often, but not only, seen in words ...

Speak 1: Using the schwa sound when asking for things When asking for items in a shop such as jeans, sunglasses and trainers you have to ask for a 'pair' of them. This request involves several ...

Speak 1: Using the schwa sound when asking for things When asking for items in a shop such as jeans, sunglasses and trainers you have to ask for a 'pair' of them. This request involves several ...