Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 747 · 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) balloon (b) extra (c) complete
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) drama
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) season
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) polite
10. 10.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) ago
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) salad
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) focus
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) pizza
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) about
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) police (c) lemon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) comma
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) focus (c) polite
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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