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Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 994 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) seven
  3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
  4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
  5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) method
  6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) around
  8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) ago
  10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
  11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
  12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
  13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) suppose
  14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) correct
  16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
  17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
  19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) pizza
  21. 21.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
  22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
  23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) ago
  24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
  25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
  26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
  27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
  28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
  29. 29.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
  30. 30.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
  31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) cactus (c) collect
  32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) zebra
  33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
  34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
  35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
  36. 36.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
  37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
  38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
  39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
  40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

Answer key

  1. bal
  2. ago
  3. en
  4. pen
  5. around
  6. a
  7. drama
  8. en
  9. lesson
  10. sup
  11. a
  12. col
  13. bonus
  14. po
  15. correct
  16. tus
  17. con
  18. to
  19. a
  20. police
  21. tra
  22. cus
  23. problem
  24. lem
  25. sup
  26. a
  27. a
  28. a
  29. ma
  30. nus
  31. collect
  32. zebra
  33. po
  34. nus
  35. to
  36. tra
  37. od
  38. od
  39. a
  40. son

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