Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 327 · 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 “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) cobra
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) polite (c) happen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) problem
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) lesson
23. 23.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
24. 24.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) zebra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) panda (c) alive
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) correct
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) around

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