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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 297 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
  2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
  3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) open
  7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) method
  9. 9.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
  10. 10.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
  11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) balloon
  13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
  15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  17. 17.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) polite
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) asleep
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) lemon
  21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) problem
  23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
  25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lemon (c) police
  30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
  31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) about
  33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
  35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) contain (c) focus
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) zebra
  38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
  40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on

Answer key

  1. po
  2. son
  3. a
  4. a
  5. bra
  6. awake
  7. a
  8. today
  9. pen
  10. con
  11. ma
  12. salad
  13. a
  14. lem
  15. pen
  16. a
  17. col
  18. polite
  19. open
  20. lemon
  21. a
  22. about
  23. a
  24. ma
  25. tus
  26. to
  27. sup
  28. pen
  29. police
  30. ad
  31. po
  32. happen
  33. ma
  34. nus
  35. od
  36. focus
  37. asleep
  38. tra
  39. fa
  40. on

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