Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 929 · 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 “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) season
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) police
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) happen
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) sofa (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) support
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) support
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) happen
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa

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