Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 605 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) zebra (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) alive
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) police
10. 10.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) open
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) correct
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) season
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lemon (c) complete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) alive
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) sofa (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra

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