Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 864 · 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) cobra (b) focus (c) about
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) contain
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) pizza
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) around
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) cactus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) around
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) alive (c) bonus
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) focus
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) ago
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) police
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) suppose
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) comma (c) asleep
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) ago
38. 38.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose

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