Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 394 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) about
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) alive
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) happen
6. 6.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) extra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) ago
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) panda
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) correct
25. 25.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) comma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) police
33. 33.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) zebra (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex

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