Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 802 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) asleep
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) today
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
6. 6.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) problem
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) collect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) extra
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) cobra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) season
23. 23.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) bonus
29. 29.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) alive
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) season
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain

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