Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 881 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) open
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) cactus
5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) panda (c) cactus
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) drama
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) collect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) suppose
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) extra (c) around
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) again (c) seven
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) sofa
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) season
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) about
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) about
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) problem
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor

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