Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 576 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) pizza
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) salad
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
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 LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) contain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) today
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) happen
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) today
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) sofa
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) around
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) balloon
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lesson (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) balloon

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