Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 438 · 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 “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) seven
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) season
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) today
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) balloon
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) problem
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) zebra (c) asleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) alive
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) collect (c) panda
21. 21.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) comma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) extra
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) season
29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) lemon
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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