Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 256 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) bonus
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) ago (c) police
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 LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) suppose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) balloon
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cactus (c) polite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) complete
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) method (c) asleep
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) today
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) salad (c) balloon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) correct
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) panda
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) contain
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) suppose
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) polite (c) season
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen

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