Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 263 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) method
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) suppose
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) focus
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) police
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) suppose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) cobra
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) lesson
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
31. 31.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen

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