Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 620 · 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 “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) collect
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) panda
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) correct
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) today
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) season
13. 13.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) ago
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) open
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) cactus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) correct
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) seven
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) balloon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) awake
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) pizza
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) seven
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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