Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 532 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) about (c) seven
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
5. 5.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) cobra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) lesson
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cactus (c) balloon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) lemon
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) complete
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) alive
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) today
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) contain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) ago
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) zebra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) method (c) drama
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect

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