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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 562 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
  2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
  3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
  4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) collect
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) collect
  7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) polite
  9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
  11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) zebra
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) problem
  15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) again
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) around
  18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
  19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  21. 21.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
  22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
  26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
  30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) about
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) focus
  33. 33.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) bonus
  35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
  37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
  39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) support

Answer key

  1. on
  2. cor
  3. pen
  4. on
  5. method
  6. collect
  7. com
  8. polite
  9. con
  10. ma
  11. a
  12. od
  13. correct
  14. suppose
  15. tus
  16. again
  17. lesson
  18. bal
  19. a
  20. a
  21. lem
  22. a
  23. po
  24. col
  25. a
  26. a
  27. bal
  28. pen
  29. bra
  30. bra
  31. comma
  32. today
  33. a
  34. alive
  35. tra
  36. ma
  37. pen
  38. po
  39. en
  40. cactus

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