Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 956 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) cactus
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) collect
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) comma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) awake
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) alive
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) panda (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) lemon
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) cobra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) lesson
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) correct
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) season
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) awake
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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