Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 15 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) again
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) alive
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) around
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) zebra
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) balloon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cactus (c) asleep
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) police
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) drama
30. 30.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) balloon
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) drama
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) around
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) alive
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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