Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 212 · 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 “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) salad
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) today
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) asleep
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) awake
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) correct
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) collect
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) correct
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) today
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) season
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) sofa (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) collect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) lemon
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) ago

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