Exercise on Schwa. Eng pronunciation.

The short vowel sound in unstressed or weak syllables is very often the sound /ə/.

Listen to the schwa /ə/ in words from the passage.
Write the schwa /ə/ where you hear it.

     
     /ə/              /ə/
woman       Mister (Mr)    Missus (Mrs)

Often          Different       formal        Custom

about          correct

Answers below

/ˈwʊm.ən/  woman noun  uk

/ˈmɪs.ɪz/   missus  noun [ S ] uk 

/ˈɒf.ən/  often adverb uk ​ 

 /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ different adjective uk ​

/ˈfɔː.məl/ formal adjective uk ​ 

/ˈkʌs.təm/ custom noun uk :
​ /ˈkʌs·təmz/ customs plural noun us

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 /əˈbaʊt/ about preposition uk ​

/kəˈrekt/ correct adjective uk ​