Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 410 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) balloon
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) awake
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cactus (c) again
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) about
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) extra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) happen
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) drama
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) awake
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) alive
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep

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