Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 146 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) ago
4. 4.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) contain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) cobra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) ago
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) open (c) alive
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) collect
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) polite
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) extra
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) method
32. 32.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) complete
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) support
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) complete
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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