Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 480 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) focus (c) asleep
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) pizza
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) sofa
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) open
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) open
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) contain
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) lemon
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) balloon
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) complete
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) panda
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cactus (c) alive

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