Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 712 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) pizza
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) cactus
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) pizza
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) asleep
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) police
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) pizza
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) suppose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) again
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) zebra (c) complete
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) police
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) problem
27. 27.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) polite
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) again
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) happen (c) today
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lemon (c) awake
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) collect
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) again

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