Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 249 · 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 “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) correct
11. 11.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) happen
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) again (c) seven
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) police
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) again
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) bonus
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) again
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) pizza (c) today
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) awake

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