Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 181 · 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 “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) about
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) ago
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
18. 18.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) contain
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) suppose (c) focus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) ago
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) comma
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) today
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) polite
35. 35.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) ago
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) balloon
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a

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