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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 368 · 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-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) open
  6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  8. 8.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) method
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) bonus
  12. 12.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
  13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) again
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) seven
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) again (c) police
  18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
  19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) method (c) police
  21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lemon (c) collect
  23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
  24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) support
  26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) support
  28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) suppose
  31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) salad
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) collect
  34. 34.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
  36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) cobra
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) ago
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) police
  40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live

Answer key

  1. a
  2. en
  3. son
  4. son
  5. complete
  6. po
  7. a
  8. a
  9. a
  10. method
  11. asleep
  12. za
  13. a
  14. a
  15. again
  16. alive
  17. panda
  18. po
  19. a
  20. police
  21. nus
  22. collect
  23. sup
  24. a
  25. extra
  26. po
  27. support
  28. col
  29. sup
  30. suppose
  31. to
  32. correct
  33. happen
  34. a
  35. pen
  36. da
  37. cobra
  38. ago
  39. bonus
  40. a

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