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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 648 · 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 part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) lesson
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) lesson
  4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) open
  7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) asleep
  9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
  10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
  14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
  16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) about
  17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
  19. 19.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
  20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) contain
  24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
  25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
  26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) collect
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) method (c) about
  30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) contain
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) alive
  34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) comma
  36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
  37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) complete
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) collect
  39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
  40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

Answer key

  1. en
  2. again
  3. balloon
  4. ad
  5. nus
  6. police
  7. ad
  8. open
  9. a
  10. a
  11. tus
  12. a
  13. ma
  14. pen
  15. fa
  16. about
  17. a
  18. com
  19. od
  20. to
  21. a
  22. da
  23. seven
  24. bra
  25. za
  26. to
  27. a
  28. zebra
  29. method
  30. po
  31. tra
  32. contain
  33. alive
  34. a
  35. ago
  36. son
  37. complete
  38. collect
  39. sup
  40. a

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