Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 103 · 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) happen (b) contain (c) drama
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) complete
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) lesson
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) around
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) collect
11. 11.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) collect
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) ago
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) awake
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) seven
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) lemon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) alive
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to

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