Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 149 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) focus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) open (c) balloon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) polite
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) suppose
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) police
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) collect
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) correct
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) comma
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) seven
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) zebra
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) balloon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) happen
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a

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