Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 960 · 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.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) lemon
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) cactus
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) contain (c) happen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) support
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) contain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) polite
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) around
27. 27.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) again
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) sofa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) asleep
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) cobra
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) lesson
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) panda

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