Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 430 · 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.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cactus (c) open
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) extra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) police
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) seven
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) polite (c) lesson
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) comma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) balloon (c) salad
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) method
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) focus
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) method
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) ago
34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) zebra
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) lesson
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) pizza (c) awake
39. 39.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) panda

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