Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 460 · 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.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) extra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) method
7. 7.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) bonus
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) about
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) method
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) asleep
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) awake
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) cactus
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) season

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