Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 56 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) suppose
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) lemon
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) collect
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) polite (c) problem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) collect
17. 17.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) pizza
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) police
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) pizza
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) correct
28. 28.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) comma
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) extra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) drama
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po

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