Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 637 · 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) zebra (b) balloon (c) happen
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) seven
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) cactus
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) awake
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) season
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) around (c) bonus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) drama
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) suppose

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