Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 393 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) happen (c) alive
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) sofa
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) cobra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) season
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) focus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) suppose (c) lemon
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) bonus
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) season
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) problem
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) asleep (c) panda
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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