Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 325 · 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 “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) pizza (c) awake
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) correct
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) zebra
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) salad
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) focus (c) polite
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) ago
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) open (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) about
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) cobra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) ago

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