Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 46 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) cactus
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) balloon
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) asleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) drama (c) awake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) about
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) lemon
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) alive
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) bonus
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) method (c) ago
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) extra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) around (c) cobra
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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