Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 873 · 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) seven (b) alive (c) lemon
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) balloon
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) extra (c) alive
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) ago
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) asleep
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) happen (c) asleep
19. 19.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) today
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) seven
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) complete
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) correct

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