Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 967 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) panda
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) alive
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) today
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) asleep
11. 11.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) about
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) problem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) open
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) pizza
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) around
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) seven
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) support
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) sofa
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) lemon
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) method
38. 38.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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