Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 258 · 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) cobra (b) complete (c) balloon
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) extra
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) focus
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) happen
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) around
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) problem
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) awake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) again
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) bonus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) complete
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cobra (c) suppose
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
32. 32.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) open
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lesson (c) complete
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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