Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 792 · 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.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) season
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) around
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) extra (c) about
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) cactus
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) polite
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) about
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) focus
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) focus
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) comma
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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