Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 398 · 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.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) seven
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) zebra (c) around
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) zebra
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) salad
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lesson (c) collect
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) about
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) correct
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) season
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) cobra
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze

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