Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 606 · 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) panda (b) alive (c) correct
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) contain
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) support
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) asleep
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) ago
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) zebra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) suppose
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) police
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) police
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) about (c) cobra
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) seven
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) around
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) zebra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) extra
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) again
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) season

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