Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 671 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) balloon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) happen
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) balloon
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) problem
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cobra (c) today
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) panda
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) cobra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) support
40. 40.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co

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