Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 510 · 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) panda (c) zebra
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) zebra
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) sofa
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) around
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) awake
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) lemon
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) seven
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) cobra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) open
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) complete
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) balloon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) alive
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) pizza
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) comma

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