Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 574 · 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 “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) happen
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) correct
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) alive
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) contain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) drama
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) alive
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) support
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les

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