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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 224 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) today
  3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
  5. 5.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) around
  9. 9.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) sofa
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) lesson
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) bonus
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) salad
  14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) support
  17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  18. 18.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) cactus
  22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) lesson
  25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) around
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) balloon
  33. 33.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) contain
  38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
  40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od

Answer key

  1. son
  2. method
  3. da
  4. com
  5. a
  6. a
  7. to
  8. cobra
  9. ma
  10. polite
  11. lesson
  12. suppose
  13. salad
  14. ma
  15. a
  16. focus
  17. po
  18. cus
  19. a
  20. bra
  21. cactus
  22. a
  23. pen
  24. about
  25. pen
  26. a
  27. pen
  28. en
  29. on
  30. col
  31. around
  32. lemon
  33. tus
  34. tus
  35. bal
  36. con
  37. contain
  38. bra
  39. tra
  40. od

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