Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 86 · 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.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
2. 2.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) about
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) seven
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) comma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) asleep
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) suppose
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) problem
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) suppose
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) cobra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) pizza (c) contain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) about
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) again (c) balloon
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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