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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 385 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
  5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
  6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) bonus
  9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) zebra (c) awake
  11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) problem
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) asleep
  15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) extra
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) extra (c) about
  18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
  20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) polite
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) salad (c) ago
  23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) bonus (c) alive
  25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) zebra (c) police
  27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) again
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) awake
  31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
  32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) again
  36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) problem
  39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. tus
  3. a
  4. fa
  5. en
  6. a
  7. pen
  8. bonus
  9. cor
  10. awake
  11. a
  12. po
  13. today
  14. asleep
  15. da
  16. complete
  17. about
  18. to
  19. sup
  20. a
  21. polite
  22. ago
  23. com
  24. alive
  25. son
  26. police
  27. ad
  28. a
  29. lesson
  30. zebra
  31. a
  32. con
  33. cus
  34. bal
  35. salad
  36. a
  37. tra
  38. problem
  39. on
  40. a

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