Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 420 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) asleep
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) contain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) bonus
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) suppose
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) today
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) awake
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) contain (c) zebra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) lemon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) suppose
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) panda
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) cactus
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) contain
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) police

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