Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 120 · 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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) seven
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) drama
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) cobra
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) bonus
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) zebra
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) drama
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) support
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) support
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) comma
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) again (c) happen
39. 39.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
40. 40.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co

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