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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 82 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
  2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) awake
  5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
  6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) bonus
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) police
  8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
  10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
  11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
  13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) problem
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) zebra
  16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
  17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) around
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) open
  19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) ago
  22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) today (c) season
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) ago
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) about
  26. 26.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
  28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) cobra
  29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
  32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
  33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
  36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
  38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
  40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

Answer key

  1. nus
  2. od
  3. a
  4. comma
  5. za
  6. polite
  7. lemon
  8. a
  9. po
  10. za
  11. tus
  12. on
  13. son
  14. problem
  15. today
  16. da
  17. around
  18. again
  19. sup
  20. cus
  21. method
  22. tus
  23. season
  24. sofa
  25. focus
  26. bal
  27. ad
  28. correct
  29. pen
  30. son
  31. sup
  32. bra
  33. lem
  34. to
  35. pen
  36. a
  37. a
  38. a
  39. po
  40. a

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