Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 830 · 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 “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) extra
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) season
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) problem (c) awake
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) focus
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) sofa
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) around
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) asleep
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) contain
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) season
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) ago
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) contain (c) cobra
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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