Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 157 · 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) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) about
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) sofa
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) bonus (c) police
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cobra (c) contain
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) cactus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) about
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) support
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) again
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) contain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) asleep
37. 37.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) bonus
39. 39.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem

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