Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 176 · 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 part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) complete
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) extra
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) method
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) again
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) police (c) again
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) happen
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) correct
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) method
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) lemon
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) suppose
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) cactus

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