Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 312 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) bonus
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) extra
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) awake
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) pizza (c) correct
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) salad (c) police
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) suppose
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) bonus
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) lesson
40. 40.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac

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