Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 106 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) season
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) police
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) drama
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) alive
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) open
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) pizza
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) season
33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

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