Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 533 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) correct
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) correct
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) panda
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) happen
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) focus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) again
15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) happen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) pizza
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) contain
29. 29.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) balloon
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) drama
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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