Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 349 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) cactus
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) around
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) sofa
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) around
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) support
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) focus
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) salad
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) police
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) bonus
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) complete (c) seven
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) ago
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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