Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 596 · 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) asleep (b) bonus (c) police
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) asleep
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) bonus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) suppose
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) polite
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) pizza
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) pizza
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) about
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) extra
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) open
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) method
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) seven
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) problem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) ago
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) balloon

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