Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 769 · 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 “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) complete
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) cactus
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lemon (c) ago
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) awake
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) problem (c) correct
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) contain
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) salad
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) salad
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) salad
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) happen
39. 39.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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