Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 697 · 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 “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) complete
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) alive
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) cobra
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) extra
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) balloon (c) open
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) today
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) zebra (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) panda
31. 31.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) method
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) focus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) drama
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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