Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 193 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) focus
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) ago
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) collect
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) season
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) balloon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) suppose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) support
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) open
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lemon (c) collect
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) about
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) salad (c) balloon
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
39. 39.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) alive

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