Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 333 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) zebra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) season
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) asleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) correct
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) support
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) ago
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) awake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) drama
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) collect (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) cactus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) extra (c) again
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) zebra
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) sofa
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a

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