Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 316 · 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.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) seven
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) pizza
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) around
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lemon (c) polite
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) sofa
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) balloon
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) focus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) salad
16. 16.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) today
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) lemon
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) support
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) alive
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) correct (c) salad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) zebra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) collect
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) balloon
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) police
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les

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