Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 21 · 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.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) happen
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) pizza
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) bonus
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) lemon
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) cobra
14. 14.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) comma
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) method
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) contain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) balloon
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) around
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) about
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) pizza

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