Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 290 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) balloon
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) correct
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) sofa (c) awake
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) again
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) about
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) cactus
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) cactus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) problem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) polite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) method

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