Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 384 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) panda
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) zebra
9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) pizza (c) today
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) balloon
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) cobra
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) bonus
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) correct
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) cactus
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) again (c) drama
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) salad
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) alive
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) lemon
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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