Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 122 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) awake
7. 7.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) focus
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) suppose
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) awake
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) zebra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) balloon
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) contain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) panda
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) happen
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) polite
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) pizza
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon

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