Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 696 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) alive (c) lemon
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) seven
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) bonus (c) ago
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) ago
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) zebra
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) comma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) lemon
18. 18.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) cactus
22. 22.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) zebra
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) panda (c) balloon
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) open
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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