Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 915 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) pizza
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) police
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) alive (c) season
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) open
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) support
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) collect (c) sofa
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) open
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cobra (c) correct
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) happen (c) balloon
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) focus
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) around
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col

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