Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 559 · 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) cobra (b) correct (c) happen
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) extra (c) again
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) panda (c) police
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) happen
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) focus (c) balloon
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) ago
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) cobra
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) season
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) zebra
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) around
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect

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