Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 672 · 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) bal (b) loon
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) open
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) focus
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) season
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) around
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cobra (c) collect
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lesson (c) about
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob

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