Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 259 · 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) extra (b) support (c) asleep
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) lesson
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) complete
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) sofa
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) asleep
15. 15.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) polite
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) method
18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
19. 19.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) salad
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) zebra
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) happen
34. 34.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) suppose
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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