Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 958 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) balloon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) lemon
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) method
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) balloon
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) police
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) police
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) drama (c) support
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) comma
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) season
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) method
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) support
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) suppose (c) extra
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) drama (c) correct
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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