Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 287 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) salad (c) correct
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) awake
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) ago
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) asleep
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) zebra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) balloon
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) ago
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) contain
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) zebra (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a

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