Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 472 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) complete
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) season (c) alive
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) ago
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
18. 18.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) focus (c) around
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) suppose
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) alive
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lesson (c) again
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) zebra
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) asleep

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