Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 974 · 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) support (b) awake (c) cobra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) again
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
5. 5.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
9. 9.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) extra
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) problem
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) collect
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) open
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) pizza (c) collect
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) sofa
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) bonus

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