Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 172 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) bonus
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) problem
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) panda (c) asleep
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) season
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) season
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) suppose
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) panda
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) focus (c) police
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) cobra
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) correct
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) sofa
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) open
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so

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