Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 29 · 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 part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) cactus
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) contain
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) asleep
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) support
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) correct
15. 15.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) complete
18. 18.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) problem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) contain
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) panda (c) today
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) cobra
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) suppose
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) open

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