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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 22 · 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) lemon (b) awake (c) again
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cobra (c) around
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) alive
  4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) happen
  6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
  7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) alive
  10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
  11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
  12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) suppose
  16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
  17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
  21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
  22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) problem
  24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) cactus
  26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) seven
  30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
  31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
  32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) support
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) ago
  35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) police
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) correct
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) seven
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) comma
  40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

Answer key

  1. lemon
  2. around
  3. alive
  4. en
  5. again
  6. a
  7. pen
  8. po
  9. lesson
  10. nus
  11. cus
  12. en
  13. po
  14. a
  15. suppose
  16. ma
  17. da
  18. a
  19. a
  20. za
  21. a
  22. a
  23. problem
  24. son
  25. collect
  26. cor
  27. cus
  28. to
  29. seven
  30. bra
  31. za
  32. pen
  33. support
  34. happen
  35. a
  36. sofa
  37. extra
  38. today
  39. comma
  40. sup

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