Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 194 · 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) alive (b) zebra (c) about
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) cactus
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) drama
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) open
13. 13.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) seven
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) about
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) lemon
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) again
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) contain
28. 28.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) bonus
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) problem
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) ago
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) sofa
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) alive
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) polite

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