Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 485 · 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 “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) seven
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) complete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) cobra
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) alive
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) asleep
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) method
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) lesson
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) today
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) awake
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma

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