Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 465 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) cactus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) sofa
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) suppose
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) ago
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) again
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) today
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) lemon
22. 22.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) open (c) today
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) collect
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) ago
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice

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