Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 433 · 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) suppose (b) bonus (c) drama
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) problem
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) around
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) pizza
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) about
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) salad
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) method (c) police
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) about
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) cactus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) ago
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) comma (c) complete
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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