Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 406 · 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 “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) sofa (c) salad
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) open
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) lemon
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) method
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) sofa
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) again
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lemon (c) balloon
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) happen
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) awake
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice

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