Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 695 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) cactus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) asleep
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) asleep
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) cobra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) open
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) pizza
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) about
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) problem
19. 19.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) around
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) cactus
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) panda
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) alive
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) open
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) asleep
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) polite (c) seven
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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