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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 819 · 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.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) cobra
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) method
  4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
  5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
  6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) bonus
  8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) seven
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) awake
  10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
  11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
  12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
  13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
  14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
  15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) panda
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) alive
  19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
  22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) happen
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) balloon
  25. 25.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
  26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) complete
  30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) season
  33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) suppose
  35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
  36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
  40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

Answer key

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

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