Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 638 · 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) cobra (b) asleep (c) zebra
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) sofa (c) suppose
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) police
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) ago
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) awake
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) alive
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) about
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) around (c) cobra
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) salad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) salad
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) today
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) collect
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob

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