Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 411 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) awake
2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) about (c) problem
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) happen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) salad
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) focus
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) seven
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) cactus
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) today
26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) salad (c) again
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) about
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) pizza (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) about
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) focus

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