Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 750 · 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) problem (b) ago (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) awake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) suppose (c) seven
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) alive
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) comma
13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) zebra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) again
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) cobra
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) lesson
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) cactus
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) awake
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) again
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) focus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) complete
40. 40.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con

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