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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 503 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) police
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) again (c) bonus
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) lesson
  4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
  5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) again (c) seven
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) contain
  8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
  9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
  11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) extra
  13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) today
  16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
  21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) alive
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) salad
  24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) comma
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) support (c) extra
  27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
  28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) pizza
  31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) problem
  33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
  35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
  37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
  38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  39. 39.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

Answer key

  1. salad
  2. bonus
  3. around
  4. tra
  5. sup
  6. seven
  7. zebra
  8. a
  9. a
  10. a
  11. a
  12. again
  13. po
  14. a
  15. lesson
  16. con
  17. en
  18. a
  19. to
  20. da
  21. col
  22. comma
  23. support
  24. ma
  25. asleep
  26. extra
  27. tra
  28. to
  29. za
  30. pizza
  31. a
  32. awake
  33. bra
  34. za
  35. pen
  36. com
  37. po
  38. a
  39. bra
  40. lem

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