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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 68 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
  3. 3.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
  5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) panda
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) zebra
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) complete
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) suppose (c) panda
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) today
  13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) extra
  16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) contain
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) alive
  19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
  20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) focus
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) season
  26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
  29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) method
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) zebra
  32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) again
  34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
  35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
  37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) focus
  40. 40.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a

Answer key

  1. od
  2. tra
  3. con
  4. bra
  5. a
  6. son
  7. od
  8. support
  9. correct
  10. complete
  11. panda
  12. today
  13. to
  14. tra
  15. police
  16. ad
  17. contain
  18. alive
  19. za
  20. a
  21. a
  22. po
  23. a
  24. focus
  25. about
  26. sup
  27. a
  28. sup
  29. nus
  30. method
  31. zebra
  32. sup
  33. lemon
  34. ma
  35. a
  36. po
  37. a
  38. fa
  39. awake
  40. a

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