Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 808 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) collect
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) complete
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) around
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) problem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) lesson
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) cobra
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) cactus
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) season
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) correct
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) focus (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) bonus
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) today
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
39. 39.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal

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