Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 371 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) police
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) panda (c) police
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) cobra
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) pizza
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) happen
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lesson (c) contain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) cobra
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) about
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) panda
31. 31.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) cactus (c) correct
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) ago
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap

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