Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 828 · 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 “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) polite
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) correct
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) awake
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) about
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) again
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) extra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) panda
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) police
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) contain
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) correct
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) seven

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