Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 375 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) open
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) happen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) police
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) about
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) extra
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) balloon
20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) awake
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) bonus (c) police
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lemon (c) around
33. 33.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) drama
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) alive
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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