Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 190 · 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 “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) panda
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) comma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) around
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) comma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) complete
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) awake (c) happen
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lesson (c) seven
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) drama
23. 23.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) method (c) ago
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) asleep (c) open
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) ago
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

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