Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 528 · 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-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) balloon
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) comma
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) sofa
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) comma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) lesson
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) comma
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lemon (c) alive
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) police
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) asleep
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) complete
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) support
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day

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