Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 804 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) cobra
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) support (c) alive
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) sofa
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) ago
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) support
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) focus
29. 29.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) today
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) zebra
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) cactus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) panda
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) season
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem

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