Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 92 · 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.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) collect
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) seven
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) open
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) lemon
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) problem
22. 22.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) asleep (c) cobra
29. 29.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) season
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) salad (c) again
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) panda
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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