Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 116 · 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.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) today
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) bonus
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) polite
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) contain
16. 16.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) cactus
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) zebra
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) contain
30. 30.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) salad
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) extra
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) extra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) sofa
40. 40.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round

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