Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 178 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) today
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) panda (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) lemon
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) pizza
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) around
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) cactus
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) bonus
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) about (c) sofa
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) bonus (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) open

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