Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 986 · 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-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) drama
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) panda
4. 4.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) pizza
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) again (c) happen
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) about (c) season
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) alive
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) correct
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) today
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) season (c) seven
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) police
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) alive
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) sofa
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) asleep
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) seven
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) lemon

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