Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 205 · 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 part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) lemon
3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) seven
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) around (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) seven
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) around
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) ago
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) suppose
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen

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