Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 884 · 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.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) asleep
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) zebra
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) today
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) balloon
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) cobra
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) zebra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) cobra
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) support
40. 40.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev

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