Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 96 · 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) happen (b) asleep (c) problem
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) ago
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cactus (c) complete
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) drama
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) lemon
17. 17.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) sofa
19. 19.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) lesson
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) ago
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) asleep
28. 28.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) today
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) panda
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) zebra
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) problem (c) polite
38. 38.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea

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