Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 389 · 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-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) salad
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) seven
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) suppose
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) awake
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) balloon
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) complete
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) around
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) seven
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) collect

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