Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 534 · 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) lemon (b) bonus (c) awake
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) bonus (c) today
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) about
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) collect
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) lemon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) ago
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) happen
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) cactus
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) lesson
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) zebra (c) again
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) again
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com

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