Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 923 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
3. 3.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cactus (c) again
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) pizza
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) support
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) lesson
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) drama
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) lemon
19. 19.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) today (c) complete
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) complete
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) lesson
27. 27.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) ago
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) correct
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) police
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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