Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 378 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) sofa
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
8. 8.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) correct
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) comma
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) extra (c) alive
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) problem
18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) around
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) lemon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) open
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) ago
29. 29.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) bonus (c) contain
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) panda (c) asleep
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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