Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 683 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) salad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) asleep
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) awake (c) salad
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) cobra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) focus
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) comma
16. 16.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) ago
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) around
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) polite
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) awake (c) open
35. 35.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) problem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) alive
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) comma
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) contain

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