Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 418 · 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) comma (b) alive (c) sofa
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) support
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cobra (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) season
15. 15.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) balloon (c) pizza
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) about
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) today (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) pizza
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) zebra (c) asleep
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) awake
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) comma (c) again
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) contain
40. 40.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen

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