Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 597 · 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) about (b) lemon (c) pizza
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) asleep
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) open
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) zebra
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) lemon
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) drama
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) contain
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) again (c) lemon
33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) sofa
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) comma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) cobra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) cactus

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