Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 141 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) contain
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) today
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) lemon
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) focus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) lemon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) asleep
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) problem
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) pizza
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) sofa
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) drama (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) about
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) bonus (c) contain
34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) today
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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