Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 293 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) awake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) comma
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) correct
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) zebra
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) bonus
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) lesson
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) bonus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) complete (c) drama
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) focus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) panda
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) salad (c) correct
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) zebra
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) today
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice

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