Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 447 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) sofa
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
10. 10.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) sofa (c) comma
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) alive
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) awake
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) about
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) method (c) complete
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) collect
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) polite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) happen

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