Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 614 · 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 “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) pizza
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) method (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) zebra
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) happen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) panda
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) lesson
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) asleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) support
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) zebra
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) drama
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com

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