Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 810 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) correct
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) seven
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) seven
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) cactus
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) ago
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) happen
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) police
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) suppose
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) season
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day

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