Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 113 · 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 “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) extra
4. 4.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) cobra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) season
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) about
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) open (c) polite
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) collect
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) support
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) alive
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) ago
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) panda
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) today
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz

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