Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 435 · 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 part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) zebra (c) around
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) sofa (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) polite
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) focus
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) comma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) zebra
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) suppose
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) extra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) extra
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) lemon
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) salad
38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex

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