Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 449 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) cactus
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) balloon
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) salad
14. 14.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) again
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) suppose (c) lemon
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) seven
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) open
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) zebra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) cobra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) cobra
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) lesson
35. 35.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) suppose
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) panda
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) about

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