Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 710 · 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) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) panda
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) salad
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) drama
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) balloon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) complete
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) complete
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) about (c) bonus
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) problem
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) ago
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) about
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) correct
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) polite
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) cactus
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) zebra

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