Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 936 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) cactus
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) drama
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) again
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) ago
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) seven
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) about
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) awake
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) drama
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) season
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) complete
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za

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