Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 495 · 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) bonus (b) alive (c) happen
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) contain
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
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 FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) season (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) again
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) awake
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) asleep
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) cactus
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) season
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus

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