Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 591 · 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 “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) support
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) zebra
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) around
13. 13.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) comma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) happen
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) sofa
31. 31.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) correct
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) alive
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) pizza
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen

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