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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 728 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) problem
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) around
  4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
  5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
  8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) focus
  11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) drama (c) alive
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) seven
  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 LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) pizza
  16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) about
  18. 18.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
  19. 19.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
  20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
  21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) lesson
  24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
  25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) complete (c) open
  28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) complete (c) salad
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) ago
  32. 32.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
  33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) around (c) lemon
  36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
  37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
  39. 39.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
  40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. problem
  3. around
  4. bal
  5. po
  6. nus
  7. a
  8. a
  9. a
  10. balloon
  11. lem
  12. alive
  13. asleep
  14. tra
  15. pizza
  16. a
  17. about
  18. cus
  19. son
  20. sup
  21. son
  22. ma
  23. lesson
  24. col
  25. sup
  26. on
  27. open
  28. a
  29. a
  30. salad
  31. panda
  32. on
  33. to
  34. pen
  35. lemon
  36. fa
  37. a
  38. za
  39. cor
  40. en

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