Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 51 · 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.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) complete
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) problem
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) balloon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) polite
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) zebra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) pizza
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) ago
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) contain
30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cobra (c) support
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) complete
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain

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