Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 225 · 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) bal (b) loon
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) asleep
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cobra (c) polite
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) today
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) complete
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lesson (c) awake
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) drama
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) cobra
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) focus
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) salad
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) alive
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) police
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) asleep

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