Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 383 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) sofa
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) asleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) comma
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) method
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) polite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) problem
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) suppose (c) season
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) extra
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) ago
38. 38.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) correct
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po

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