Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 412 · 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 “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) lesson
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) today
13. 13.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) comma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) salad
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) suppose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) seven
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) contain
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) cactus
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) complete
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) panda (c) polite
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) lemon
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal

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