Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 869 · 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) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) lemon
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) cactus
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) seven
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) panda
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) around
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) sofa (c) balloon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) bonus (c) today
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) salad (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) alive
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) about (c) method
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round

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