Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 657 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) salad (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) drama
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) today
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) comma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) sofa
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) around
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) support
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) around
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) cactus
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po

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