Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 342 · 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 “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) panda
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) pizza
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) cactus
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) problem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) again
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) around
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) seven
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) zebra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) problem
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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