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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 613 · 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 “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) complete
  4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) focus
  9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) extra
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) zebra
  12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) comma
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) open
  15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
  16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) bonus
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) ago
  21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
  23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
  25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) lesson
  27. 27.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) bonus
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) open
  32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) contain
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) problem
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lesson (c) asleep
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) problem
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) happen
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) problem
  40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma

Answer key

  1. col
  2. pen
  3. complete
  4. a
  5. od
  6. pen
  7. da
  8. focus
  9. a
  10. today
  11. zebra
  12. a
  13. comma
  14. awake
  15. ma
  16. to
  17. a
  18. od
  19. bonus
  20. ago
  21. a
  22. son
  23. con
  24. bra
  25. a
  26. balloon
  27. son
  28. a
  29. en
  30. suppose
  31. again
  32. on
  33. en
  34. lemon
  35. problem
  36. asleep
  37. correct
  38. happen
  39. about
  40. ma

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