Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 151 · 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.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) zebra (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) asleep
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) cactus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) ago
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) salad
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) cobra
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) extra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) focus
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) again
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) lesson
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) happen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) lemon

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