Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 547 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) method (c) today
3. 3.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) comma
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) open
17. 17.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) contain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) collect
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) salad
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) season
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) balloon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cobra (c) polite
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) alive
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) today
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) season
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) zebra
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) police
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) awake

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