Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 527 · 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) panda (b) salad (c) police
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) zebra
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) problem
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) lesson
10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) today
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
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 FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) problem
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) bonus
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) salad
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) support
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) correct
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) panda
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
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) complete (b) ago (c) cobra
39. 39.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete

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