Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 126 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) around
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) seven
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) salad
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) ago
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) comma
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) today
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) around
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) method (c) polite
24. 24.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) season
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
30. 30.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) open
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) cactus
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) seven
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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