Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 857 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) cobra
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) support
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) correct
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) correct
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 FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) pizza
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) today
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) happen
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) alive
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) asleep
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) support
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) lemon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) problem
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) cobra
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) police
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) open

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