Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 604 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) suppose
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) contain (c) sofa
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) contain
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) around
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) police
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) today
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) drama
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) again
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) problem
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) panda
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) suppose
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) happen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) lesson
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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