Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 127 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) open
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) police
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) today (c) cobra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) again
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) comma
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) balloon
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) focus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) salad
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) asleep
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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