Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 876 · 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) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) salad
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) today
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) lemon
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) police
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) problem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) cactus
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cobra (c) balloon
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) seven
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) open
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep

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