Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 781 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) panda
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) season
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) support
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) today
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) around
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) comma (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) cactus
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) open
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) balloon
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) polite
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) awake
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) contain
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) comma
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) ago
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) salad
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) complete

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