Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 615 · 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 “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lemon (c) suppose
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) support
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) collect
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
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 FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) happen
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) contain
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) awake
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) lemon
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) lemon
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) sofa
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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