Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 185 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) polite
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) seven
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) correct
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) zebra
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) cactus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) sofa
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) panda
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) police
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) contain
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) collect
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) collect
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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