Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 117 · 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) lesson (b) season (c) contain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) salad (c) complete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) awake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) asleep (c) sofa
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) lesson
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) focus
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) panda
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) today
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
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 FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) panda
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

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