Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 47 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) focus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) balloon
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) drama
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) drama (c) complete
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) correct
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) cobra
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) sofa
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) pizza (c) awake
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) awake
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) police
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) problem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) balloon
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) about

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