Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 52 · 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 part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lemon (c) asleep
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) pizza
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) open
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) today (c) focus
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) method
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) pizza
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cactus (c) alive
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) support
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) cobra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) collect
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) drama
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) police
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) drama
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus

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