Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 642 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) sofa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) happen
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) polite
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) support
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) focus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) contain (c) open
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) sofa
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) zebra
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cobra (c) correct
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) cobra
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) lemon
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) awake
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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