Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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