Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 660 · 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) ago (b) season (c) open
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) support
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) zebra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) lesson
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) pizza
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) bonus
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) asleep
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) today
29. 29.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) comma
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) salad (c) about
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) cobra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) support

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