Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 156 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) alive
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) cobra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) around (c) problem
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
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) a (b) live
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) method
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) cobra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) again
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) asleep
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) complete
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) awake
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) cactus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) about

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