Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 599 · 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 “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) bonus
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) complete
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) cactus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) suppose
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) drama
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) asleep
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) correct
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) cactus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) lesson
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) season
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) today
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep

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