Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 977 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) bonus
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) about
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) cactus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) extra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) extra (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) support
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) sofa
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) open
32. 32.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) zebra
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) cobra
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex

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