Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 501 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) pizza
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) asleep
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) salad
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
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 FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) sofa
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) awake
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) alive
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) panda
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) comma

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