Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 822 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) bonus
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) asleep
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lemon (c) complete
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) happen
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) balloon
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
16. 16.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) support
18. 18.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) focus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) awake
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) correct
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) complete
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) season
33. 33.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) happen
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) problem
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) sofa (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son

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