Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 603 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) season
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) suppose
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) alive
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) seven
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) contain
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) awake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) ago (c) happen
16. 16.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) panda (c) complete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) season
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) around
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) polite
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a

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