Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 155 · 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 “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) panda
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) correct
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) suppose
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) cactus
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) happen
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) season
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) sofa
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) again
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col

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