Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 419 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) polite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) balloon
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) problem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) around
19. 19.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) seven
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
30. 30.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) police
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) bonus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) method
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect

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