Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 87 · 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) today (b) focus (c) happen
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) seven
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) again
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) alive
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) bonus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) awake
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) awake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) cobra
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) suppose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) salad
23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) complete
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) lemon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) zebra (c) asleep
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) drama
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) extra
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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