Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 568 · 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 part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) comma
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) complete
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) support
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) bonus
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) comma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) zebra (c) about
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) comma
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) zebra
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) around
28. 28.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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