Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 756 · 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) lesson (b) police (c) around
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) season (c) support
4. 4.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) drama
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) happen
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) extra
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) asleep
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) pizza (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) polite
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) ago (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) around (c) problem
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) about
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) focus
38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les

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