Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 432 · 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) complete (b) police (c) season
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) ago
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) method
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) around
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) about
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) comma (c) awake
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) complete
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) seven
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) cactus
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) focus
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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