Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 220 · 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) seven (b) ago (c) alive
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) balloon (c) sofa
5. 5.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) support
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) again
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lesson (c) complete
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) drama
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) comma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) balloon (c) open
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) cactus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) alive
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) focus
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) ago
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) support
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra

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