Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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