Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 50 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) polite
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) balloon
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) comma
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) collect
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) method
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) lemon
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) collect
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) police
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) ago
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) lemon

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