Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 951 · 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 “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) open
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) around
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) lemon
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) lesson
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) drama (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) complete
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) police
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) around
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (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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