Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 855 · 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) da (b) pan
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) complete
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) drama
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) panda
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) awake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) around
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) salad
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) polite
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) correct
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) season
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) cactus
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lemon (c) alive
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) zebra (c) about
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) zebra
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz

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