Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 751 · 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 “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) polite
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) focus
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) extra (c) awake
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) salad (c) polite
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) problem
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) complete
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) contain
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) cobra (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) awake
34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) sofa (c) suppose
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) zebra
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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