Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 529 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) extra
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) open
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) collect
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) open
14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) salad
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) complete
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) panda
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) about
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) open (c) suppose
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) complete
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) seven

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