Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 357 · 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 “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) collect
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) polite (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) sofa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) correct
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) again
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) comma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) cactus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) lesson
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) open
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) asleep
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) method
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) asleep
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) focus (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) problem
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) method
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) drama
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad

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