Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 761 · 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) comma (b) balloon (c) awake
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) alive
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) suppose
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) drama (c) today
15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cactus (c) alive
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) about
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) bonus
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) seven
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) complete
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) bonus
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) asleep
35. 35.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap

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