Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 107 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) cobra
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) focus
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
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) a (b) wake
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) contain
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) extra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) complete
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) panda
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) lesson
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) salad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) extra (c) suppose
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) seven
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) balloon
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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