Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 33 · 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 “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) ago
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) correct
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) salad
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) again
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) lemon
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) open
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) comma (c) today
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) problem
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) panda
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) asleep
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) seven (c) suppose
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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