Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 551 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) comma
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) polite
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) salad
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) correct
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) lesson
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) alive
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) suppose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) alive
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) again
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) sofa
26. 26.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) around
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex

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