Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 133 · 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) problem (b) today (c) about
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) salad (c) correct
4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) again (c) open
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) extra
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) season
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) contain
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) around
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) season
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) drama
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) around (c) comma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) suppose (c) drama
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) open (c) today
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) drama
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) seven
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) happen

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