Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 89 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) again
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) problem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) method
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
20. 20.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) asleep
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) contain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) lesson
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) lesson
34. 34.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) polite
40. 40.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day

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