Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 647 · 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 “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) police
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) bonus
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) sofa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) season
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) lesson
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) seven
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) polite
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) police (c) seven
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) lemon
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) pizza
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) cobra
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) happen
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) lemon

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