Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 964 · 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) son (b) les
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) extra
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) comma
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) about
9. 9.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) bonus
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) again
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) asleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) suppose
23. 23.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) sofa
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) bonus
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) open (c) contain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) salad
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose

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