Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 514 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) today
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) focus (c) salad
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) extra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cobra (c) complete
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) drama
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) again
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) today
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) again
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) police
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) bonus
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) awake
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) police
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) extra
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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