Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 965 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) again
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) police
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) ago
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) complete
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) method
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) contain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) contain
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) panda
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) collect
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) contain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) cactus
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) lesson
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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