Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 343 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) asleep
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) contain (c) awake
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) balloon
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) problem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) today
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) season
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) seven
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) about
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) ago
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) around (c) open
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) collect
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) cactus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) cobra
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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