Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 508 · 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 “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) extra
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) ago
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) comma
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) support
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) about
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) police
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) happen
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) problem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) again
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) panda
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze

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