Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 950 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) suppose
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) today
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) open
4. 4.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) comma
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) zebra
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) problem
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) lesson
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) focus (c) about
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) season
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep

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