More examples: The schwa ending: a - useful words part 1

The schwa ending: a - useful words part 1

Only 5 of these words will be used during the Learn the Words activities.

area	The incidence of crime in the area was high.
arena	The performers stepped out in to the arena.
aroma	The aroma made me hungry.
camera	My camera takes a good photograph.
cinema	What films are showing at the cinema?
comma	Use a comma to indicate pauses between parts of a sentence.
data	A byte is a sequence of 8 bits. (Computer data terminology).
dilemma	She asked her friends to help her solve her dilemma.
diploma	Walking proudly the stage at her graduation, the student received her diploma. *
drama	This TV drama is a weekly serial.
encyclopedia	Look up the facts in an encyclopedia. *
era	The Cretaceous era was when dinosaurs died out.
extra	Complementary medicine is extra to normal treatment.