Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 630 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) seven
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) polite
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) about
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) extra
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) comma (c) alive
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) contain
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) cobra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) asleep
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) alive
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) drama
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen

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