Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 147 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) collect
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) support (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) drama
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) drama
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) sofa
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) salad
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) complete
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) alive
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) polite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) ago (c) focus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) alive
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) open
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) open

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