Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 19 · 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 “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) collect (c) lemon
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) support
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) correct
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) problem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) sofa
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) salad
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) sofa
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) focus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) lemon
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) polite
34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) bonus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) cobra
37. 37.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) ago

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