Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 352 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) asleep
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) lesson
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) complete
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) seven
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) cobra
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) bonus (c) suppose
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) sofa (c) ago
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) today
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) bonus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) support

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