Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 658 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) suppose
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) awake
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) focus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) focus
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) again (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) lesson
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) open
27. 27.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) police
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) method
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra

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