Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 310 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) alive
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) zebra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) alive
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) lesson
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) lemon
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) sofa
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) season (c) complete
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) pizza
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) seven
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) contain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) salad
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) happen (c) ago
39. 39.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) zebra

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