Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 774 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) around
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) contain (c) problem
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) about (c) problem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) sofa
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) seven
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) support
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) drama (c) police
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) comma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) sofa (c) collect
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) comma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) police
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra

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