Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 764 · 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-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
5. 5.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) around
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) support
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) awake
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) seven
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) asleep
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) season
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) ago
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) pizza (c) complete
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) cobra
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) polite
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) suppose
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) contain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) polite (c) focus
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) around

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