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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 2 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) lesson
  3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) lesson
  6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
  7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) polite
  9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) police
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) support
  12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
  14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
  17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) complete (c) police
  20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) suppose
  25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
  26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) sofa
  28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
  30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) problem
  32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cactus (c) about
  35. 35.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
  36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) panda
  38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
  40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose

Answer key

  1. en
  2. polite
  3. ad
  4. a
  5. lesson
  6. ma
  7. a
  8. seven
  9. bal
  10. police
  11. cactus
  12. sup
  13. sup
  14. ma
  15. a
  16. bra
  17. cor
  18. col
  19. problem
  20. a
  21. on
  22. a
  23. to
  24. pizza
  25. lem
  26. a
  27. sofa
  28. nus
  29. pen
  30. bra
  31. balloon
  32. a
  33. a
  34. about
  35. cor
  36. a
  37. panda
  38. bra
  39. fa
  40. sup

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