Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 138 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) drama
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lesson (c) support
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) collect (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) about
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) sofa
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) today
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) balloon
19. 19.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) focus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) again
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) asleep
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) again
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) cactus
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) cobra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) salad
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) pizza (c) about
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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