Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 811 · 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 “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) cobra
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) asleep
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) again
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) seven
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) cobra (c) contain
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) salad
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) panda
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) about
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) open
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) around
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) polite
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) sofa
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) open
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) season
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) lesson
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain

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