Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 517 · 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) about (b) season (c) bonus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) cactus
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) support
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) lesson
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) polite
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) sofa
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) suppose
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) suppose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) salad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) about
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) ago
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) salad
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) alive
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) again
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) happen
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) correct
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) method
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) police
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) collect

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