Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 778 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) open
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) about
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) drama (c) contain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) salad
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) lemon
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) method
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) season
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) cobra (c) complete
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) problem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) cactus (c) problem
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) focus
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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