Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 239 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) salad (c) police
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) lemon
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) season
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) bonus
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) pizza
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) police
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) happen
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) lesson
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) complete
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) salad
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) bonus (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) about
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) balloon
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) ago

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