Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 153 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
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 FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) lemon
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) focus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) support
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) problem
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) again
20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) panda
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) sofa
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) lemon
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) sofa
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) problem

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