Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 16 · 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) lesson (b) alive (c) correct
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) polite
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) salad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) balloon
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) around
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) extra
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) cactus
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) drama
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) happen
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) bonus
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) complete
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) support (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) correct
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) comma
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) awake
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) method

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