Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 776 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) panda
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
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) polite (b) support (c) open
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) comma
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) lesson
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) about
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
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 FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) awake
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) polite
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) asleep
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) suppose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) sofa
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) seven

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