Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 942 · 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 “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) alive
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) happen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) extra
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) salad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) ago
11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) sofa
13. 13.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) salad (c) around
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) awake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) correct
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) bonus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) support
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) contain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) happen
33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) polite
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) pizza
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz

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