Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 940 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) season
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) contain
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) problem
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) ago
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) lemon
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) season
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) bonus
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) comma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) police
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa

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