Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 516 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) correct
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) ago
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) balloon
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) focus
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) open
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cobra (c) complete
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) around (c) zebra
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) salad
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) bonus
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) seven
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) ago
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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