Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 134 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) complete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) season
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) cobra
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) awake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) correct
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) salad
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) suppose
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) comma
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) contain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) seven
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) method (c) alive
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) asleep
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) season (c) around
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) support
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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