Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 183 · 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) around (b) cactus (c) complete
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) seven (c) police
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) seven
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) ago
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) polite
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) correct
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) focus
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) sofa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) cobra (c) collect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
38. 38.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) problem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) ago

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