Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 998 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) suppose
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) support (c) cobra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) drama
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) happen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) police
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) lesson
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) drama
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) ago
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) polite
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) balloon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) sofa
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) about
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) lesson
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) suppose (c) focus
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal

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