Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 319 · 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 part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
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 LAST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) again
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lemon (c) suppose
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) sofa
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) sofa
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) ago
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) problem
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) contain (c) cobra
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) lemon
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad

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