Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 888 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) ago
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) complete
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) focus
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) collect
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) today
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) again
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) asleep
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) seven
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) happen
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) method
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) open
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) correct
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) correct
37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra

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