Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 763 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) drama
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) lesson
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) ago
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) method
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) bonus
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) season
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) again
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) happen
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) ago
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) around (c) seven
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) support
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) today
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) extra
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za

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