Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 588 · 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.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) awake
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) happen
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) balloon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) open
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) lemon
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) season
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) happen
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) focus
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) method
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) again (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) cactus
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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