Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 222 · 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) complete (b) cactus (c) again
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) balloon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) salad
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) about
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) method
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) correct
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) pizza
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) support
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cobra (c) collect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) panda
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) zebra
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) police

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