Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 467 · 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.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) again
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) salad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) again
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) panda (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) alive
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) bonus (c) pizza
39. 39.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) today

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