Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 838 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) again
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) asleep
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) extra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) zebra
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
8. 8.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) cactus
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) police
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) season
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) focus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) method
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) awake
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) again
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) complete
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) polite

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