Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 649 · 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 “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) asleep
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) correct (c) bonus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) cactus
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) about
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) balloon
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) zebra
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) lemon
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) contain
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) police
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) polite
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) about
31. 31.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) about
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) salad
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) correct

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