Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 996 · 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 “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) contain
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) around
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) awake
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) zebra
17. 17.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) zebra
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) polite
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) correct
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) again
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) cactus (c) alive
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cobra (c) collect
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal

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