Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 307 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) sofa
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) ago
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) police
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) around (c) cobra
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lesson (c) alive
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) salad (c) ago
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) focus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) pizza
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) around
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) support
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) extra
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) around
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) comma

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