Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 745 · 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.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) balloon (c) extra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) extra
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) comma
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) police
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) today
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) pizza
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) panda (c) correct
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) polite (c) pizza
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) awake (c) complete

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