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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 616 · 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 “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) pizza
  5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) asleep
  7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
  8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) support
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) method
  12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) again
  17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
  19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
  21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) lemon
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) correct
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) alive
  26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lemon (c) alive
  28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) cactus
  30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) sofa (c) about
  33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
  34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
  36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
  37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
  38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) balloon
  40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

Answer key

  1. a
  2. en
  3. on
  4. pizza
  5. com
  6. lesson
  7. za
  8. a
  9. tus
  10. support
  11. today
  12. a
  13. col
  14. a
  15. nus
  16. method
  17. a
  18. tra
  19. a
  20. da
  21. a
  22. a
  23. police
  24. open
  25. focus
  26. sup
  27. alive
  28. con
  29. cactus
  30. pen
  31. fa
  32. about
  33. da
  34. po
  35. lem
  36. bra
  37. cor
  38. en
  39. happen
  40. son

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