Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 582 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) correct
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) seven
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) zebra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) alive
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) cactus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) alive
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) bonus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) pizza
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) season
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cobra (c) balloon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) method
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) balloon
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) open
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) around
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) drama (c) asleep
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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