Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 891 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) happen
4. 4.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) asleep
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) cobra
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) sofa (c) complete
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) zebra
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) contain
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) salad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) lesson
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) happen
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) about
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) focus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) about
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

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