Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 81 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) lesson
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) comma
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) police
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) pizza
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) contain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) contain
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) ago
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) happen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) bonus (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) contain

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