Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 545 · 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-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) open
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) lemon
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) balloon
18. 18.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) asleep
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) zebra (c) asleep
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) lesson
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout

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