Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 372 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) suppose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) method
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) method
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) balloon
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) lemon
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) collect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) method
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) polite
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) pizza (c) contain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) alive
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) bonus
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) extra (c) alive
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) suppose
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) alive
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) lemon
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) complete (c) salad
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cobra (c) around
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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