Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 715 · 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) live (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) method
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) pizza
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) suppose
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) drama
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lesson (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) comma (c) asleep
26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
29. 29.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
31. 31.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) collect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) again
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) extra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) police
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) contain (c) salad
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) lesson

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