Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 444 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) season
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) open
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) ago
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) open
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) about (c) method
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) complete
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) happen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) panda (c) around
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) balloon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) extra
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) comma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) cactus
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) panda

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