Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 739 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) complete
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) salad (c) lemon
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) focus
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) lesson
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) support
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) polite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) suppose
21. 21.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) lesson
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) ago
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) contain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) police
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa

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