Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 97 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) contain
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) comma
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
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) lemon (b) pizza (c) collect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) ago
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) today
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) suppose
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) support
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) seven
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) focus
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) awake
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co

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