Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 999 · 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) lemon (b) open (c) balloon
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) seven (c) asleep
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) ago
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) police
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) lemon
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) collect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) extra
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lesson (c) polite

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