Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 823 · 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 “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) collect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) method
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) police
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) panda
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) sofa
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) zebra (c) balloon
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) salad (c) alive
29. 29.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) season
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) happen
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) panda
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) cactus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) contain
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) ago
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) season (c) alive

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