Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 668 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) awake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) pizza (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) lemon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) around (c) panda
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) lesson
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) salad
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) again
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) suppose
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) sofa
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) balloon
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) pizza
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) sofa
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) drama
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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