Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 877 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) extra
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) sofa
12. 12.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) asleep
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) alive
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) sofa
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) sofa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) happen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) correct
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) today
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) ago
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) contain
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) polite
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) polite

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