Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 779 · 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) awake (b) focus (c) panda
2. 2.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) happen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) correct
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) problem
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) happen
10. 10.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) open (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
20. 20.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) pizza
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) salad
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) police
28. 28.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) alive
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth

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