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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 686 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) contain
  3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
  4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  8. 8.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) today (c) open
  13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) contain
  15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) problem
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) pizza (c) correct
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) problem
  20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
  21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
  22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) extra
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) focus
  27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) complete
  29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
  31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
  32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
  36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) awake
  37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) balloon
  39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

Answer key

  1. po
  2. lesson
  3. son
  4. a
  5. pen
  6. a
  7. fa
  8. a
  9. a
  10. a
  11. com
  12. open
  13. to
  14. pizza
  15. od
  16. a
  17. collect
  18. correct
  19. balloon
  20. lem
  21. tra
  22. nus
  23. a
  24. col
  25. about
  26. focus
  27. ma
  28. problem
  29. to
  30. son
  31. bra
  32. sup
  33. a
  34. po
  35. ma
  36. awake
  37. a
  38. season
  39. bal
  40. ma

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