Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 67 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) focus
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) focus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) asleep
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) happen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) problem (c) suppose
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) drama
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) police
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) contain
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) drama
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) again
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) open
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) complete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) today
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) open

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