Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 754 · 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 “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cactus (c) polite
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) comma
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) seven
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) happen
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) collect
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) around (c) open
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) problem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) awake
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) again
30. 30.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) correct (c) sofa

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