Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 522 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) extra
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) season
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) comma
7. 7.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) collect
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) again
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) support
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) balloon
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) cactus
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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