Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 640 · 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.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) focus (c) about
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) focus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) sofa
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) today
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) contain
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) again
18. 18.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) comma
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) happen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) open
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) alive
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma

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