Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 130 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) extra
8. 8.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) suppose
11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) lesson
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) alive
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) cobra
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) drama (c) today
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lemon (c) correct
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) suppose
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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