Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 171 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) pizza
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) drama
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) balloon
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) lesson
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) drama
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) cactus
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) alive
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete

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