Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 128 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) balloon
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) again (c) suppose
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) zebra (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) focus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) comma
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) today
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) again
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) complete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) polite (c) sofa

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