Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 924 · 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 part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) around
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) contain
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) drama
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) seven
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) open
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) balloon
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) focus
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor

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