Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 575 · 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) today (b) focus (c) extra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) drama
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) cobra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) zebra
11. 11.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) contain
16. 16.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) problem
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) today
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) again
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) season
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) ago
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) today
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) pizza
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) police
38. 38.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live

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