Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 780 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) open
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) salad
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) comma
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) open
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) zebra
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) around
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) asleep
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) cactus
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) suppose
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus

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