Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 934 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) drama
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) lemon
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) extra
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) polite
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) polite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) polite
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) suppose
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) again
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a

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