Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 236 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) panda
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) happen
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) salad
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) again
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) cobra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) problem
21. 21.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) panda (c) contain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) today
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) seven
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) support
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain

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