Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 391 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) about
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) lesson
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) police
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) correct
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) method (c) ago
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) sofa (c) suppose
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) contain
18. 18.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) lesson
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) seven
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) cactus
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) bonus (c) problem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) bonus
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) problem
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) drama
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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