Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 105 · 40 questions

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).

1. 1.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) support
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) open
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) extra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) open
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) method
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) extra
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) sofa
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) extra (c) contain
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) awake
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) contain
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) cactus
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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