Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 330 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) comma
2. 2.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) season
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) focus
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) drama (c) collect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) today
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) seven
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) pizza
34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) collect
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) support

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