Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 577 · 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) a (b) gain
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) suppose
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) extra
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) seven
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) panda
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) seven
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) lemon
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) alive
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) panda
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) complete
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) contain
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) ago
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) problem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) balloon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) seven
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) contain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) season
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on

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