Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 500 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) bonus
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) sofa
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) method
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) complete (c) sofa
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) cobra
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) suppose
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) again
21. 21.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) today (c) cactus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) cactus
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) complete
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) extra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) comma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) police (c) zebra
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra

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