Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 423 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) today
6. 6.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) drama (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) again
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) salad
16. 16.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) collect
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) drama (c) complete
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) suppose
28. 28.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) police
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) focus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) contain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) sofa
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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