Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 979 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) lemon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) happen
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) lesson
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) correct
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) balloon
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) extra
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) suppose
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) drama
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) contain
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) cactus
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) about
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal

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