Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 296 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) police
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) around
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) lesson
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) suppose
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) today
18. 18.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) focus
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) extra (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) polite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) cobra
25. 25.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) cobra
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) zebra
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) method (c) correct
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) alive
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) correct
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port

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