Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 506 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) again
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) again
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) focus (c) complete
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) seven
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) awake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) correct
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) balloon (c) bonus
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) panda
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) collect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) lesson
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) lesson
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a

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