Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 491 · 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 part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) pizza
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) alive
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) complete
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) extra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) awake
16. 16.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) about
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) zebra
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) zebra
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) today
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) happen
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) problem
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live

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