Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 98 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) bonus
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) collect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) comma
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) ago
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) ago
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) zebra (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
23. 23.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) sofa
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) about
27. 27.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) support
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) seven
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) cobra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) zebra
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) today
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) around
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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