Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 417 · 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) around (b) cobra (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) sofa
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) awake
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) bonus (c) suppose
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) correct
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) asleep
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) lesson
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) panda (c) collect
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) today
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) support
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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