Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 111 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) alive
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) lesson
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) season
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) again
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) method
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) cactus
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) comma
37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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