Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 292 · 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.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) comma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) collect
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) open
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) comma
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) seven
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) extra
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) again
31. 31.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cactus (c) asleep
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete

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