Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 119 · 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.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) contain
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) awake
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) asleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) ago
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) suppose
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) open
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem

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