Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 58 · 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 “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) lesson
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) comma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) contain
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) comma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) support
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) method (c) balloon
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) again
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) again
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) problem
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) extra

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