Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 425 · 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) extra (b) alive (c) comma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) balloon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) focus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) balloon
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) drama
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) lemon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) zebra (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) bonus
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) polite
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) focus
20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) bonus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) focus (c) pizza
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) ago
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) panda
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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