Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 949 · 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 “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) cobra
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) open
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) complete
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) salad
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) cobra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) contain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) comma
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) correct
29. 29.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) balloon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) support
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) support
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) awake
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) extra
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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