Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 581 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) polite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) today
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) method (c) about
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) open
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) around
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) lemon
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) problem (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) extra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) alive
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) complete
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live

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