Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 590 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) zebra
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) drama
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) correct
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) bonus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) awake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) drama
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) pizza
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) comma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) asleep
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) pizza (c) about
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) lemon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) focus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) problem (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) alive
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) support (c) panda
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) today
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz

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