Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 251 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) sofa
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) awake
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) focus
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) bonus
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) contain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) sofa
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) salad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) support
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) happen
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) awake
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) salad
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) correct
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port

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