Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 896 · 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 “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) again
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) sofa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) zebra
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) happen
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) comma (b) asleep (c) bonus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) drama
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) again
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) comma
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) focus
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) method
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) polite

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