Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 158 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) season
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) correct
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) sofa (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) cobra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) salad
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) focus
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) awake
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) about
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) open
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) extra (c) around
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain

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