Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 612 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) pizza
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) drama
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) bonus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) about
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) around
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) suppose
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) around
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) panda
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) about
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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