Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 993 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) drama
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) sofa
5. 5.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) complete
8. 8.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) correct (c) drama
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) asleep
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) panda
28. 28.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) alive
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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