Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 867 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) open (c) ago
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) again
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) sofa
15. 15.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) lemon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) correct
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) comma
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) collect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) correct
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) season
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) awake (c) salad

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