Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 645 · 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) salad (c) polite
2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) asleep
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cactus (c) complete
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) collect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) suppose
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) bonus
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) ago
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) police (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) lesson
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) complete
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) alive
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) contain
40. 40.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en

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