Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 520 · 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.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) correct
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) problem
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) bonus (c) contain
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) about
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) focus
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) salad
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) collect
30. 30.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) awake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) lemon
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) about
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze

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