Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 45 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) ago
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) correct
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) suppose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) contain
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) open
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) collect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) method
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) sofa (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) sofa
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain

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