Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 538 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) awake
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) around
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) support
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) lesson
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) zebra
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) today
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) polite
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) happen
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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