Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 285 · 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 part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) method (c) collect
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) alive
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) sofa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) panda
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) today
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) cactus
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) lemon
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) today
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) extra
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lesson (c) balloon
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) collect
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) about

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