Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 65 · 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 part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) again
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) problem
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
6. 6.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) season
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) about
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cactus (c) complete
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) cactus
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) bonus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) method
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) happen
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) lemon

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