Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 169 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) problem
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) season
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) extra
8. 8.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) polite
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) seven
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) season
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) happen (c) suppose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) collect
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) collect (c) method
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) seven
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) open (c) zebra
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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