Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 579 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) bonus (c) again
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) complete
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) comma
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) balloon
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) polite
14. 14.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) today (c) salad
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) about
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) lesson
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) alive
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) season
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) around
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) support
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) focus (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) awake

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