Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 758 · 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 “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) happen
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) complete
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) contain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) awake
15. 15.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) bonus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) cobra
18. 18.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) open
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) sofa
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) sofa
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cactus (c) bonus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) again
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) seven
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon

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