Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 633 · 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.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) zebra
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) alive
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) collect
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) extra
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) happen
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) collect
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) open
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) lesson
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
27. 27.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) panda
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) extra
30. 30.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) about

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