Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 703 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lemon (c) polite
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) today
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) asleep
15. 15.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) cactus
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) bonus
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) suppose
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) balloon
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) again
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
35. 35.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) lemon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) open
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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