Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 504 · 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) today (b) comma (c) bonus
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) season
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) focus
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) alive
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) again (c) ago
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) suppose
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) lesson
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) around (c) cactus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) balloon
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) awake
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) support
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) bonus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) focus
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) awake
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) again (c) lesson
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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