Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 227 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) correct
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) happen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) zebra
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) suppose
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) open
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) method
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) panda
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) about
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) pizza (c) support
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) around

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