Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 953 · 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 “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) balloon (c) season
6. 6.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) ago
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) today
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) about
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) panda
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) police
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) lesson
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) happen (c) contain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) again
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) correct
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) balloon (c) happen

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