Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 580 · 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 “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) problem
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) pizza
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) alive (c) method
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) lesson
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) panda (c) awake
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) sofa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) ago
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) panda
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) correct
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) asleep
31. 31.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) alive
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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