Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 734 · 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 “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) about
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) problem
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) happen (c) support
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) salad
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) suppose
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) focus (c) lesson
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) sofa
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) about
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) problem
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) comma
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) polite
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) alive
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) zebra (c) correct
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) pizza
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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