Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 242 · 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) polite (b) support (c) bonus
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) panda
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) lemon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) extra
19. 19.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) complete (c) salad
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) contain
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) police
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) again (c) support
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) alive (b) open (c) suppose

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