Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 816 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) open
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) zebra
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) panda (c) bonus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) extra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) collect
12. 12.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) correct
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) again
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) lemon
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) about
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) ago
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) around
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) support
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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