Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 350 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) suppose
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) pizza
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) collect
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) pizza
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) about (c) police
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) seven
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) ago
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) about
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) complete
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) comma
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) cobra
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) lemon
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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