Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 64 · 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 part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) ago
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) seven (c) complete
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) seven (c) collect
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) bonus (c) awake
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) sofa (c) asleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) extra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) alive
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) pizza
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) bonus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) correct
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) panda
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
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 LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) season
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus

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