Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 459 · 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 “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) today
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) problem (c) correct
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) again
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) suppose
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) asleep
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) complete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) panda
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) cactus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) cobra
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) cobra
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) today
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) complete
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) around
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) lemon
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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