Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 760 · 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 part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) season
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) method
14. 14.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) salad (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) extra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) ago
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) panda
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) zebra
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) police
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) problem
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) around
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) alive
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) happen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) support
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma

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