Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 281 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) cactus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) open
4. 4.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) cobra
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) lesson
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) happen
10. 10.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) asleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) collect
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) comma
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) method (c) lemon
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) lemon
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) contain

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