Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 379 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) problem
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) panda
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) contain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) drama
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) today (c) happen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) happen
25. 25.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) alive
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) method (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) pizza

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