Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 748 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) seven
6. 6.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) polite (c) cactus
9. 9.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) pizza (c) about
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) bonus
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) again
25. 25.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) salad
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) again
39. 39.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

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