Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 707 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) around
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) extra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) drama (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) cobra
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) pizza (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) pizza
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) lesson
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) lesson
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) polite
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) again
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) lemon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) complete (c) panda
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain

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