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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 427 · 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.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) today
  5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) comma
  7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) correct
  9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
  10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
  13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
  16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) season
  19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
  20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
  21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
  23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
  24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) cactus
  27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) season
  29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) salad
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) complete (c) season
  32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) lesson
  34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) polite
  36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) awake
  39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

Answer key

  1. a
  2. con
  3. tus
  4. open
  5. a
  6. correct
  7. a
  8. bonus
  9. cus
  10. pen
  11. fa
  12. bra
  13. a
  14. a
  15. com
  16. con
  17. en
  18. season
  19. cor
  20. on
  21. col
  22. pen
  23. cor
  24. to
  25. tus
  26. cactus
  27. sup
  28. support
  29. po
  30. salad
  31. complete
  32. po
  33. today
  34. a
  35. drama
  36. lem
  37. bra
  38. awake
  39. a
  40. a

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