Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 651 · 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 “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) drama
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) complete
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) panda
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) pizza (c) polite
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) police
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) support
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) support
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) sofa (c) zebra
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) seven

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