Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 331 · 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) cactus (b) asleep (c) cobra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) zebra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) sofa
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) about (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) panda
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) suppose (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) pizza
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) seven (c) ago
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) today
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) polite
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor

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