Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 731 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) zebra
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) support
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
9. 9.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) asleep
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) lemon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) alive
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) again
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) complete
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) asleep
28. 28.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) around
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob

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