Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 938 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) sofa (c) today
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) pizza
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) extra
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) about (c) season
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) pizza (c) alive
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) suppose
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) lesson
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
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 FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) extra
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) ago
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) panda
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen

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