Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 569 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) balloon
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) lemon
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) bonus
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) salad
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) happen
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) again
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) around
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) awake
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) season
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) pizza
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) police
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) correct

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