Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 531 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) method
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) seven
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) ago
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) asleep
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) contain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) happen
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) about
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) today
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) happen
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) cobra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) balloon
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) complete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) about
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus

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