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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 166 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) polite
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) zebra
  3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) drama
  6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) alive
  10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) extra
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) pizza
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) extra
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) police
  15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) season
  17. 17.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) complete
  19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cactus (c) about
  21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) pizza
  23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
  25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) awake
  27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
  30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) sofa
  32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) asleep
  35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) collect

Answer key

  1. seven
  2. complete
  3. a
  4. a
  5. correct
  6. a
  7. a
  8. a
  9. alive
  10. fa
  11. polite
  12. suppose
  13. police
  14. open
  15. nus
  16. season
  17. ad
  18. lesson
  19. da
  20. cactus
  21. po
  22. about
  23. lem
  24. col
  25. pen
  26. awake
  27. da
  28. a
  29. sup
  30. to
  31. sofa
  32. cus
  33. sup
  34. asleep
  35. od
  36. on
  37. pen
  38. a
  39. a
  40. lemon

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