Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 253 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) suppose
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) panda
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) balloon
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) seven
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) polite
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) cactus
13. 13.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) police (c) open
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) collect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) awake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) polite
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) support
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) happen
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) contain
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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