Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 908 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) cobra
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) polite
11. 11.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) bonus (c) balloon
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) seven
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) around
22. 22.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lesson (c) again
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) extra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) correct
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) collect
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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