Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 941 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) correct
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) bonus
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) correct
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) lesson
23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) complete
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) lemon
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) method
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) balloon (c) open
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) contain
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son

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