Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 641 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) asleep
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cobra (c) balloon
5. 5.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) happen (c) police
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) complete
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) pizza
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) balloon
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) collect
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) happen
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) problem
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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