Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 555 · 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 “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) suppose
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) comma
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) contain
8. 8.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) cobra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) collect
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
12. 12.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) problem
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) comma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) awake
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) balloon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) method
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) police
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) police
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) happen
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) cactus
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) bonus
40. 40.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to

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