Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 390 · 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 part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) comma
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) complete
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) around
5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) complete (c) panda
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) contain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) bonus
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
33. 33.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) panda
35. 35.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) around

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