Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 608 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) salad
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
10. 10.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) awake (c) ago
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) asleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) police
32. 32.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) cactus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) police
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) seven
37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap

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