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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 213 · 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 part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) around
  4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) lesson
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) lesson
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) correct
  10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) contain
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) season (c) collect
  14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
  18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
  19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
  20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) about
  22. 22.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
  24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) open
  26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) drama
  28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  31. 31.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
  34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
  35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) bonus
  37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) collect
  39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a

Answer key

  1. a
  2. a
  3. around
  4. a
  5. son
  6. a
  7. today
  8. about
  9. lemon
  10. od
  11. da
  12. comma
  13. collect
  14. ad
  15. po
  16. a
  17. cor
  18. tra
  19. za
  20. cus
  21. problem
  22. a
  23. sup
  24. ma
  25. open
  26. col
  27. polite
  28. to
  29. on
  30. bal
  31. bal
  32. con
  33. col
  34. ad
  35. po
  36. awake
  37. po
  38. happen
  39. cor
  40. a

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