Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 12 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) pizza
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) lemon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
9. 9.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) problem
11. 11.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
12. 12.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) zebra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) happen
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) alive
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) correct
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) drama
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) season
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) ago
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) police
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) panda
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za

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