Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 679 · 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) fa (b) so
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) awake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) sofa (c) correct
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) happen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) lesson
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) seven
11. 11.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) cobra
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) extra
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) sofa
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) ago
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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