Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 208 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) asleep
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) comma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) cactus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) drama
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) season
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) seven
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) comma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) alive
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) ago
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) problem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) contain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) again
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) extra
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) happen
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) polite
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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