Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 466 · 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 “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) cobra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) asleep
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) again
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) salad
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) about
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) polite
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
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 LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) police
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) alive
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) cobra

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