Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 570 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) polite
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) around
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) complete
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) support
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) drama
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) balloon
18. 18.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) sofa (c) again
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cobra (c) ago
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) today
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) alive
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) focus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) salad
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) drama
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cactus (c) around

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