Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 336 · 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 “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) today
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) lesson
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) police
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) alive
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) ago
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) polite
16. 16.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) alive
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) zebra
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) again
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) panda
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) collect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) support
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) support
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) seven
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) alive
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) problem
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) pizza
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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