Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 345 · 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) about (b) lemon (c) alive
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) panda
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) contain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) support
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) asleep
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cobra (c) complete
24. 24.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) comma (c) ago
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) collect
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) panda (c) season
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) method (c) about
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal

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