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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 295 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
  2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) lemon
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) polite
  5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
  6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
  7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) alive
  11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) method
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) balloon
  14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
  16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  18. 18.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) pizza
  20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) problem
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) alive
  26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
  28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) collect
  30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
  35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
  36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
  37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) season
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) again
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) comma

Answer key

  1. od
  2. ad
  3. correct
  4. polite
  5. a
  6. tus
  7. nus
  8. a
  9. lem
  10. method
  11. col
  12. awake
  13. sofa
  14. en
  15. fa
  16. a
  17. po
  18. on
  19. pizza
  20. a
  21. sup
  22. lem
  23. a
  24. alive
  25. cobra
  26. con
  27. a
  28. za
  29. lesson
  30. cus
  31. bra
  32. to
  33. a
  34. po
  35. bra
  36. com
  37. cus
  38. around
  39. again
  40. comma

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