Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 380 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) police (c) cactus
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) salad
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) seven
14. 14.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) police
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) correct
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) lesson
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) polite
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) lemon
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) correct (c) problem
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) comma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cobra (c) contain
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) happen

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