Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 698 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) balloon
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) cactus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) extra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) panda
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) method
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) method (c) ago
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) season
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) around
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) correct (c) alive
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) bonus (c) support
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) polite
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) seven
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) seven (c) complete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) today

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