Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 634 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) open
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) collect
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) asleep
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) complete
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) seven
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) salad
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) lemon
29. 29.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) zebra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) police
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a

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