Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 429 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) contain
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) sofa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) collect
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) focus
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) awake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) sofa
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) comma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) extra
21. 21.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) correct
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) panda
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) problem
35. 35.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) focus
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
39. 39.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus

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