Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 609 · 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) cor (b) rect
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) support
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) collect
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) about
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) salad
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) balloon
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) cobra
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) extra
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) problem
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) lemon
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa

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