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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 341 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) seven
  3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) today
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) collect
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) comma
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) extra
  11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) happen
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) method
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) ago
  18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
  19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) open
  21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) cobra
  24. 24.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) focus
  27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) around
  29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
  30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
  32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
  33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
  34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
  35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) focus (c) asleep
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) pizza
  38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
  39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) alive

Answer key

  1. a
  2. seven
  3. ad
  4. a
  5. en
  6. tus
  7. today
  8. collect
  9. suppose
  10. again
  11. nus
  12. a
  13. bra
  14. on
  15. contain
  16. method
  17. comma
  18. tus
  19. to
  20. open
  21. sup
  22. to
  23. cobra
  24. cus
  25. a
  26. focus
  27. a
  28. around
  29. pen
  30. son
  31. sup
  32. com
  33. fa
  34. bra
  35. con
  36. asleep
  37. pizza
  38. col
  39. bal
  40. alive

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