Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 318 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) problem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) zebra
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 LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) method
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) cactus
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) happen
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) open
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) pizza
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) comma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) balloon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) today
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) open
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) extra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) police
33. 33.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) about
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) panda

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