Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 358 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) alive
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) panda
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) police
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) again
17. 17.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) pizza
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) drama (c) around
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) pizza
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) zebra
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) season
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) seven
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) cactus
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

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