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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 44 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) correct
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) again (c) salad
  6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) support
  11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) salad
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) support
  15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) asleep
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) police
  18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) pizza
  20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) awake
  25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) cobra
  27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) pizza
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) ago
  30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  31. 31.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
  32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) asleep
  34. 34.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
  37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
  38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
  40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus

Answer key

  1. po
  2. a
  3. po
  4. correct
  5. salad
  6. a
  7. pen
  8. to
  9. son
  10. extra
  11. bra
  12. bal
  13. awake
  14. bonus
  15. fa
  16. zebra
  17. lemon
  18. sup
  19. pizza
  20. a
  21. a
  22. a
  23. bal
  24. open
  25. da
  26. police
  27. po
  28. around
  29. ago
  30. ma
  31. tra
  32. a
  33. asleep
  34. a
  35. bra
  36. a
  37. con
  38. a
  39. col
  40. cus

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