Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 278 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) ago
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) comma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) support
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) alive
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) method
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) correct
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) extra
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) panda
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) collect
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) happen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) support
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) cactus
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) cobra
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal

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