Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 99 · 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 “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) focus
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) ago
19. 19.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) contain
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) salad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) sofa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) today
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) comma (c) again
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) season
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) drama
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) salad
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor

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