Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 109 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) ago
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) bonus
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) salad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) today
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) contain
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) problem
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) polite
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) method
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) again
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) bonus
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) open
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) today (c) ago
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) collect
38. 38.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth

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