Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 257 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) cobra
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) about
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) focus
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cactus (c) alive
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) focus
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) drama
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) cactus
27. 27.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) pizza
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) salad
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com

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