Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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