Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 587 · 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) bout (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) complete
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) cactus
5. 5.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) open
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) cactus (c) alive
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) correct
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) lemon
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) season
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) police
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) bonus
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com

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