Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 163 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) salad
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) bonus (c) correct
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) ago
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) problem
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) comma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) bonus (c) around
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) again
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) cactus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) today
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) cobra
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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