Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 837 · 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 “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) about
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
5. 5.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) extra
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) bonus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) suppose
17. 17.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) problem
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) extra
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da

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