Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 681 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) today
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) contain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) contain
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) drama
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) pizza
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) drama
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) police
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) collect
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) happen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) around
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) suppose
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) pizza
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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