Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 523 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) method (c) police
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) awake
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) alive
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) complete
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) panda
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) polite
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) contain
21. 21.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) method
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) method
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) awake
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) salad
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lemon (c) around
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) asleep
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) pizza
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) asleep
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co

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