Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 755 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) alive
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) panda (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) open
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) season (c) again
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) contain
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) collect
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) happen
21. 21.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) today
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) bonus
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) pizza
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) complete (c) open
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) panda

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