Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 174 · 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) drama (b) focus (c) asleep
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) today
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) support
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) alive
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) around (c) lesson
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) contain (c) pizza
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) police
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) collect
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) open
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) awake
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) complete
25. 25.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) suppose
31. 31.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) today
33. 33.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) collect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) salad (c) balloon
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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