Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 165 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) again
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) cobra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) police (c) pizza
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) police (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) correct
18. 18.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) awake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) open
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) drama
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) drama
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) bonus
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) complete
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) comma (c) asleep
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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