Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 104 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) lesson
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) seven
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) panda
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) cobra
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) correct
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) correct (c) seven
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) today
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) method
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) polite
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a

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