Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 31 · 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) happen (b) complete (c) extra
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) pizza (c) again
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) cobra
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) again
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) ago
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) drama
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) open
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) balloon
31. 31.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) extra
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) polite
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) lemon

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