Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 386 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) seven
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lemon (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) ago
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) cactus
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) zebra
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) complete
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) extra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) panda
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) suppose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) open
26. 26.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) around
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) problem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) drama
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem

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