Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 294 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) contain
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) around
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) zebra
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) asleep
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) contain
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) polite
15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) contain
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) sofa (c) awake
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) support
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) extra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) support
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) method
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) happen
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so

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