Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 578 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) lesson
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) problem
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) awake (c) extra
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) sofa
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) ago
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) lesson
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) cobra
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) suppose
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cactus (c) polite

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