Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 260 · 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) lesson (b) asleep (c) cactus
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) open (c) bonus
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) cobra
12. 12.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) again
29. 29.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) pizza
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) police
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) today
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) around
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) seven

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