Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 129 · 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) ma (b) com
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) open
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) panda
13. 13.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) lesson
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) salad
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) lemon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) today (c) drama
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) sofa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) seven
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cobra (c) today
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) contain
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) today

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