Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 635 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) again
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) polite
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) sofa
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) cobra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) balloon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) lesson
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) open
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) focus
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) today
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) cobra
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) panda
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) today
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a

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