Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 159 · 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.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) zebra (c) awake
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) happen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) salad (c) suppose
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) about
11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) contain
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) panda
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) polite
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) sofa
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) lemon
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) season
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) again
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) problem
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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