Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 482 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) suppose
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) again (c) balloon
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) method
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) collect (c) cactus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) contain
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) open
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) problem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) asleep
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) open
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) bonus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) collect
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) police
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) support
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) contain (c) lesson
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) problem (c) awake
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) about
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) police
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) alive

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