Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 396 · 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-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) polite
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) collect
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) again
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) awake
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cactus (c) correct
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) balloon
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) police (c) salad
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) focus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) awake (c) method
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) method (c) today
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) open
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) zebra (c) correct
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

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