Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 970 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) polite (c) salad
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) zebra
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) again
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) asleep
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) complete
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) happen
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) zebra
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) method
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) cobra

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