Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 675 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) salad
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) cobra
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
9. 9.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) police
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) method
14. 14.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) asleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) contain
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) open
27. 27.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) again (c) seven
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) sofa
31. 31.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) suppose
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) happen
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) complete
39. 39.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a

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