Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 436 · 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 “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) about
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) collect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) polite
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) correct
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) bonus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) cactus
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) complete
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) again
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) about
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) lesson
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) around
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) again
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) panda
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) comma

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