Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 197 · 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) method (b) balloon (c) zebra
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) collect
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) alive
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) sofa
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) around
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cactus (c) salad
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) complete
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) ago
24. 24.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) alive
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) support
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) alive
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) bonus
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) cobra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) drama
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) salad

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