Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 572 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) happen (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) today
6. 6.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) asleep (c) zebra
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) correct
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) extra
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) suppose
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) bonus (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) cactus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) zebra
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) complete
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) awake
35. 35.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) problem
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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