Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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