Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 160 · 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 part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) drama
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) today
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) again
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) sofa
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) about
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) polite
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) method
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) open
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) awake
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) around
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) awake
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) sofa
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) salad (c) pizza
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) about

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