Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 980 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) suppose
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) cactus
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) cobra
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) about
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) panda
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) ago
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) drama
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) extra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) method
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) support
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) balloon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) open
38. 38.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) alive

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