Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 481 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) panda
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) zebra
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) polite
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) complete
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) complete
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) about
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) polite
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) again
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) zebra
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) contain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) bonus
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lemon (c) around
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) happen
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) lemon

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