Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 625 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) bonus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) collect
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) correct
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) season
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) alive
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
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 LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) comma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) cobra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) seven (c) complete
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) salad
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) drama
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) suppose
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) cobra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) lemon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) seven
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) complete
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) panda

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