Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 622 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) panda
4. 4.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lesson (c) police
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) salad
14. 14.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) cactus
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) balloon
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) complete
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) today
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) cobra
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen

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