Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 457 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) cobra
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) zebra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) happen
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) suppose
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) open
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) method (c) around
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) focus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) asleep
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) panda
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) ago
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) happen
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) lemon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) zebra (c) comma
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

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