Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 30 · 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) method (b) about (c) asleep
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) asleep
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) zebra
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) balloon
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) seven
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) seven
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) awake
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) focus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) asleep
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) complete
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) pizza (c) about
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) extra
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) lemon
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) focus

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