Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 195 · 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.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) alive
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) method (c) ago
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) seven
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) polite
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) cobra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) happen
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) polite
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) balloon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) extra
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) cactus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) police
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) lesson
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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