Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 797 · 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 “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) collect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cobra (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) open (c) contain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) seven
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) about (c) pizza
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) collect
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) zebra (c) police
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) zebra (c) correct
25. 25.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) suppose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) seven
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) bonus
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) comma
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) comma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) asleep
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

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