Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 875 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) happen
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) salad (c) about
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) cobra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) sofa
19. 19.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) pizza
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) lesson
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) drama (c) ago
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) happen
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) drama
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) suppose
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) again (c) zebra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) alive

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