Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 557 · 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 “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) contain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) ago
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
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 FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) comma
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) support
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) seven
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) today
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) problem
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) polite
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) balloon
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) asleep
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) collect
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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