Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 549 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) police
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) about
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) around
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) lesson
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) method (c) awake
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) cactus
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) salad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) extra
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) about
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) lesson
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go

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