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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 478 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) drama
  3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) bonus
  5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) bonus
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) awake
  8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) bonus
  10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
  11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
  12. 12.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) happen
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) ago
  15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
  16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
  17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  19. 19.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
  20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  21. 21.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) again (c) sofa
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) correct
  25. 25.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) open
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) polite
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) happen
  29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) cactus
  34. 34.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) alive
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cobra (c) contain
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) support
  40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

Answer key

  1. bra
  2. police
  3. pen
  4. around
  5. son
  6. polite
  7. zebra
  8. to
  9. asleep
  10. on
  11. tra
  12. pen
  13. happen
  14. comma
  15. cus
  16. nus
  17. a
  18. son
  19. sup
  20. po
  21. cus
  22. a
  23. again
  24. lesson
  25. od
  26. open
  27. problem
  28. about
  29. pen
  30. pen
  31. a
  32. to
  33. today
  34. a
  35. ad
  36. a
  37. focus
  38. contain
  39. salad
  40. son

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