Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 626 · 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) po (b) lite
2. 2.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) around
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) contain
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) again
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) bonus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) alive
14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) today
19. 19.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) method (c) complete
22. 22.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) seven (c) police
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) ago
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son

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