Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 254 · 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.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) today
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) season
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) drama
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) cobra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) happen
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) support (c) salad
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) contain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) method
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) problem (c) asleep
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) contain
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) drama (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) bonus (c) awake
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

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