Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 759 · 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.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) focus
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) around
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) ago
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) collect (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) balloon
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) salad
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) ago
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) balloon
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) correct
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) around
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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