Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 314 · 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) awake (b) open (c) comma
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) complete
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
6. 6.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) problem
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) again
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) ago
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) salad
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) seven
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) extra
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) support
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) contain
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra

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