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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 139 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

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  1. 1.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
  4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
  7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) zebra
  9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) correct
  11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
  17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
  20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) extra
  23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) balloon (c) panda
  26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) focus
  30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) lemon
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) pizza
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) extra
  35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) problem
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) support
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) again
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cobra (c) police
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) around

Answer key

  1. po
  2. pen
  3. com
  4. a
  5. bal
  6. ma
  7. en
  8. zebra
  9. po
  10. correct
  11. pen
  12. od
  13. a
  14. con
  15. a
  16. com
  17. a
  18. cor
  19. bra
  20. a
  21. od
  22. extra
  23. a
  24. fa
  25. panda
  26. to
  27. a
  28. tra
  29. focus
  30. po
  31. on
  32. lemon
  33. alive
  34. about
  35. da
  36. asleep
  37. support
  38. again
  39. police
  40. around

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