Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 790 · 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 “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) awake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) police
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) drama
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
11. 11.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) alive
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) season
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) complete (c) cobra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) panda
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) alive
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) polite
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) drama (c) ago
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on

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