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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 922 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) pizza
  3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) contain (c) cobra
  4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) alive
  5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
  6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) correct
  8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) about
  10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) today
  11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
  12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) collect
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) open
  14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) again (c) open
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) sofa
  16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
  18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) zebra (c) ago
  19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) police
  20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
  21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) complete
  22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) complete
  23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
  24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) asleep
  25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) season
  27. 27.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
  28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) bonus
  30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) again
  31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) lesson
  33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
  34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
  35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
  36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) polite
  39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
  40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

Answer key

  1. a
  2. again
  3. cobra
  4. zebra
  5. cor
  6. en
  7. cactus
  8. a
  9. about
  10. extra
  11. a
  12. collect
  13. polite
  14. open
  15. sofa
  16. a
  17. sup
  18. ago
  19. drama
  20. nus
  21. method
  22. season
  23. col
  24. asleep
  25. a
  26. support
  27. pen
  28. con
  29. bonus
  30. salad
  31. ma
  32. suppose
  33. a
  34. on
  35. sup
  36. a
  37. bra
  38. lesson
  39. a
  40. od

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