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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 573 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) cactus
  2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
  3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
  4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
  5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) comma
  9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) contain
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) method
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) comma (c) problem
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) collect
  14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
  18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
  19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) salad
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) open
  22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
  24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) correct
  26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) polite
  29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) suppose
  31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
  34. 34.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
  37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  38. 38.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) panda

Answer key

  1. ago
  2. ad
  3. po
  4. sup
  5. a
  6. tus
  7. a
  8. comma
  9. con
  10. open
  11. method
  12. around
  13. seven
  14. con
  15. od
  16. a
  17. a
  18. a
  19. tra
  20. salad
  21. alive
  22. a
  23. cus
  24. fa
  25. correct
  26. sup
  27. en
  28. focus
  29. a
  30. suppose
  31. bal
  32. ma
  33. ma
  34. a
  35. a
  36. a
  37. col
  38. da
  39. nus
  40. panda

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