Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 284 · 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) ago (b) focus (c) today
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) pizza
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) support
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) salad
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) pizza
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) today
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) today
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) alive
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) complete
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus

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