Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 359 · 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 part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) seven
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) open
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) seven
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) salad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) pizza
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) lemon
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) police
38. 38.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) collect (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cobra (c) again

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