Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 795 · 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) cactus (b) lesson (c) asleep
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) support
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) contain
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) suppose
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) panda (c) about
20. 20.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) open (c) today
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) alive
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) asleep
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) happen
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) police
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
38. 38.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) open
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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