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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 770 · 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 “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  2. 2.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
  4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) support
  6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) polite
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) bonus (c) asleep
  9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
  10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
  11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) asleep
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) lemon
  13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
  14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
  15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
  16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
  17. 17.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
  18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) today
  20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) lemon
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) suppose
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) contain
  25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) alive
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) extra
  29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
  30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
  31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
  32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
  34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  36. 36.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
  37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
  39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

Answer key

  1. son
  2. ad
  3. lem
  4. sup
  5. support
  6. pen
  7. method
  8. asleep
  9. bal
  10. on
  11. cobra
  12. again
  13. a
  14. ma
  15. a
  16. a
  17. bra
  18. ma
  19. today
  20. en
  21. a
  22. ago
  23. suppose
  24. contain
  25. a
  26. a
  27. comma
  28. awake
  29. en
  30. bal
  31. cor
  32. tus
  33. pen
  34. od
  35. lem
  36. tra
  37. pen
  38. cus
  39. po
  40. a

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