Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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