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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 366 · 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 “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
  2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) suppose (c) correct
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) contain
  6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) ago
  8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) correct (c) salad
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) zebra
  11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
  14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) salad
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) today (c) drama
  17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) cobra
  19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
  20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  23. 23.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) drama
  25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  27. 27.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
  28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) collect
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) season
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) happen
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) support (c) lesson
  33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) correct (c) police
  35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
  36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  39. 39.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col

Answer key

  1. a
  2. da
  3. a
  4. problem
  5. zebra
  6. za
  7. ago
  8. nus
  9. salad
  10. contain
  11. to
  12. son
  13. pen
  14. on
  15. support
  16. drama
  17. tus
  18. cobra
  19. con
  20. cus
  21. a
  22. po
  23. a
  24. police
  25. pen
  26. pen
  27. bra
  28. son
  29. collect
  30. polite
  31. today
  32. lesson
  33. col
  34. cactus
  35. sup
  36. a
  37. cus
  38. en
  39. od
  40. col

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