Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 818 · 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) collect (b) lemon (c) alive
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) panda
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) open
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) problem
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) problem (c) about
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) asleep
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) ago
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) complete
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) about
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) problem
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) bonus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) today
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) happen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) about
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) problem
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a

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