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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 273 · 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 “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
  3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) alive (c) cobra
  5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) today
  7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) ago
  10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) police
  14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) comma
  16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) open
  18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) drama
  21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
  22. 22.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) cactus
  24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
  25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  28. 28.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) salad
  30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
  31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
  32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
  33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) lemon
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) salad
  36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
  39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on

Answer key

  1. lem
  2. lem
  3. en
  4. cobra
  5. za
  6. zebra
  7. to
  8. sup
  9. method
  10. a
  11. bra
  12. od
  13. sofa
  14. a
  15. awake
  16. ma
  17. again
  18. cor
  19. a
  20. alive
  21. son
  22. sup
  23. collect
  24. a
  25. ad
  26. a
  27. nus
  28. com
  29. today
  30. tus
  31. cor
  32. tus
  33. to
  34. lemon
  35. salad
  36. son
  37. a
  38. a
  39. pen
  40. on

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