Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 954 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) pizza
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) panda
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) cactus
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) open
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) bonus
19. 19.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) today
23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) problem (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) sofa
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) polite
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) seven
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) asleep
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cobra (c) suppose
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) ago
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) happen
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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