Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 299 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) pizza (c) polite
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) focus
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) salad
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) pizza
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) extra
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) bonus
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) panda
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) seven
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) happen
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) suppose
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) balloon
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) around
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete

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