Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 486 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) salad (c) pizza
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) pizza
5. 5.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) zebra
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) asleep
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) salad
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) sofa
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) balloon
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) correct
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) extra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) support (c) sofa
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) complete (c) comma
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) again
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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