Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 403 · 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) today (b) correct (c) lesson
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) alive
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) problem
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) bonus
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) drama
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) polite
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) salad
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) problem (c) again
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) problem
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) zebra
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com

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