Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 607 · 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 “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) extra (c) police
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) cobra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) today (c) season
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) season
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) lesson
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) comma
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) alive
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) zebra (c) asleep
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) zebra
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
22. 22.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) support
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
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) salad (b) season (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) suppose
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) bonus
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com

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