Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 629 · 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) today (b) about (c) pizza
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) drama
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) happen (c) police
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) alive
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) awake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) panda
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) sofa
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) sofa
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) zebra (c) contain
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) lemon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) awake
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) open
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) happen
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz

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