Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 469 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) comma
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) seven
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) zebra
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) panda (c) collect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) awake
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) again
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) about
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

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