Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 374 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) happen
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) lesson
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) open
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) pizza
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) lemon
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) bonus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) again

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