Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 255 · 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) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) season
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) support (c) happen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) extra
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) lesson
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) polite
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) polite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) awake
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) correct
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) correct (c) open
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) season
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) problem
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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