Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 833 · 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) comma (b) about (c) focus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) around (c) zebra
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) problem
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) extra
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) suppose
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) about
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) zebra
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) complete
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) zebra
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac

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