Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 826 · 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) sofa (b) alive (c) about
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) seven
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) open
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) happen
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) around (c) happen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) support
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) alive
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) bonus (c) balloon
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) drama (c) ago
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) today
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) open
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) lesson
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) around
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) pizza
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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