Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 135 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) open
3. 3.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) season
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) open
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) cactus
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) today
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) awake
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) contain
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) complete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) lesson

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