Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 355 · 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) ago (b) seven (c) cactus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) collect
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) panda
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) happen
8. 8.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) salad
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) extra
26. 26.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) lesson
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) correct
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) contain
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a

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