Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 704 · 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 “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) ago
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) lesson
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) police
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) bonus
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) comma (c) awake
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) panda
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) focus
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) method
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) complete

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