Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 84 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) happen
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) around
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) today
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) season
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) happen
13. 13.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) contain
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) about
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) correct
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) open (c) asleep
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) lemon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) contain (c) pizza
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) cobra
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) comma
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra

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