Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 489 · 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) asleep (b) polite (c) bonus
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) bonus
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) open
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) happen
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) focus
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) sofa
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) contain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) salad
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) drama
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) season
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) happen
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) lesson

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