Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 583 · 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) complete (b) ago (c) bonus
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) zebra
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) seven
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) method (c) sofa
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) contain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) suppose
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) focus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) again
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) awake
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) support
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) lesson (c) drama
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) panda
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) complete
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) contain (c) polite
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) again
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com

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