Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 721 · 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.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) seven
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) lemon
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) about
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) cobra
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) today
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) method
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) comma
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) polite
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) contain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) season
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) lesson
37. 37.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) problem
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze

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