Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 666 · 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 part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) seven
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) drama
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) focus
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) ago
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) correct
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) correct
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) complete
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) problem
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) cobra
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) about
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) seven
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) happen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) ago (c) around
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) contain

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