Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 229 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) seven
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) problem
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) happen (c) suppose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) collect
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
18. 18.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) support
21. 21.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) collect
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) pizza
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) around
29. 29.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) seven
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) awake
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) again
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) bonus
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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