Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 323 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) comma
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) ago
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) comma
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) drama
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) alive
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) lesson
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) again
31. 31.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) sofa
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) complete (c) cobra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) asleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) bonus

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