Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 843 · 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) pizza (b) complete (c) bonus
2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) pizza (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) suppose
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) happen
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) focus
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) seven
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) today
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) seven
20. 20.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lesson (c) around
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) alive
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) about
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) balloon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) correct
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) panda
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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