Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 136 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) suppose
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) balloon
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) cobra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) about
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) complete
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) extra
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
20. 20.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) cactus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) problem
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) seven
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) method
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) cobra
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) lesson
33. 33.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) around (c) salad
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live

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