Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 991 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) comma (c) awake
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) salad (c) suppose
4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cactus (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) police
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) lemon
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) balloon
14. 14.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) seven
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) collect
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) cactus
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) about
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) focus
26. 26.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) bonus
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) again
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) around
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) focus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) season
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com

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