Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 921 · 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) focus (b) complete (c) sofa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) today
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) asleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) cobra
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) again
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) bonus
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) panda
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) balloon
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) problem (c) again
24. 24.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) complete
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) panda
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) police
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
38. 38.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
40. 40.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz

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