Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 471 · 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 “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) comma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) suppose
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) police
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) ago
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) collect
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) lesson
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) ago
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) complete
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) method (c) asleep
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) comma
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) method
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) alive
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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