Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 272 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) open
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) drama (c) awake
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) happen
10. 10.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) about
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) polite
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) bonus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) sofa
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) balloon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) correct
30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) polite
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) cactus

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