Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 114 · 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 “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) comma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) again
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) cobra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) balloon
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) contain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) comma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) comma
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) around
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) support (c) extra
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) correct
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) around (c) panda
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) seven
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) contain (c) lesson

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