Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 911 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) polite (c) open
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) lemon
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) complete
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) panda
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) awake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lesson (c) suppose
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) cactus (c) collect
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) pizza
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) correct
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) seven
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) balloon
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) support (c) zebra
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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