Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 184 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) sofa
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) panda (c) method
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) asleep
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) method
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) sofa
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) around
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) today
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) around
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) pizza
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) season
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) panda

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