Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 173 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) pizza
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) method
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) today
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) cobra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) comma (c) collect
17. 17.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) lesson
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) drama
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) contain
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) comma
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) season
34. 34.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) problem
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da

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