Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 777 · 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.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) problem (c) today
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lemon (c) correct
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) sofa
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) polite
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) alive
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) contain
22. 22.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) seven
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz

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