Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 269 · 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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) comma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) salad
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) cobra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) contain (c) method
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) salad
22. 22.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) cobra (c) around
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) panda
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) sofa
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) open
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) zebra (c) police
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com

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