Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 552 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) season
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) sofa
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) focus
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) complete
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) problem
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) seven
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) collect

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