Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 646 · 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.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) cactus
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) focus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) method
9. 9.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) again
14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) correct
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) salad
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) salad (c) asleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) complete
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) seven
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) today
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra

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