Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 347 · 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) asleep (b) bonus (c) again
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) happen
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) comma
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
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 FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) support
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) suppose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) again
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) focus
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) pizza (c) around
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o

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