Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 124 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) complete (c) happen
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) again
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) panda
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) lesson
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lemon (c) alive
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) suppose
24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) balloon
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) problem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) polite
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) alive (c) lemon

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