Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 737 · 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 “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) again
8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) lesson
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) polite
16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) ago
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) open
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) again
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) zebra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) focus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) correct
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) suppose
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) zebra
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea

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