Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 206 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) panda
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) correct
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) around
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) collect
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) police
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) salad

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