Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 868 · 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) again (b) salad (c) method
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) open
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) around
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) complete (c) today
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) open (c) support
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) cobra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) bonus
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
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) extra (b) ago (c) season
23. 23.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) ago
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) lemon
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) asleep
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon

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