Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 283 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) seven
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
8. 8.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) drama
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) problem
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) bonus (c) complete
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) pizza (c) balloon
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) polite
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) awake (c) polite
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) comma
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) contain
36. 36.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) around
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) cobra
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma

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