Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 221 · 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) method (b) balloon (c) collect
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) ago
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) about
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) comma
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) focus
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) police
16. 16.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) focus
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) collect
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) balloon
25. 25.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) salad
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) alive
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen

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