Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 494 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) comma
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) drama
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) happen
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) sofa
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) correct
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) alive
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) focus
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) lesson
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) sofa
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

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