Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 232 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) about
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) correct
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) awake
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) extra
20. 20.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) happen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) lemon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) open
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) season
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) support
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) seven
36. 36.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev

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