Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 623 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) problem
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) zebra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) complete
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) sofa
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) cobra
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) collect
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) pizza
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) pizza
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) about
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) drama (c) awake
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) lemon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) bonus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) complete
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) drama

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