Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 854 · 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) correct (b) complete (c) focus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) cobra
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) zebra
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) lesson
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) panda
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) today
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) extra
29. 29.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) extra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) correct
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) lemon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) collect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) about
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) asleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) panda

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