Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 215 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) lemon
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) problem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) cactus
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
16. 16.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) sofa
18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) panda
22. 22.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) drama
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) seven
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) problem

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