Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 909 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) seven
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) collect
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) balloon
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
14. 14.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) suppose
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) problem
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) polite (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) alive
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) again (c) season
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) balloon
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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