Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 455 · 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) wake (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) balloon
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) salad
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) asleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) around
17. 17.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) seven
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) balloon
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) happen
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) cobra
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) awake
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) extra
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain

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