Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 947 · 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 “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) extra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) collect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) comma (c) contain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) drama
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) police
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) lesson
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lemon (c) correct
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) happen
31. 31.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) cactus
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) seven
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) seven

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