Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 598 · 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) today (b) asleep (c) comma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) panda
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) panda
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) suppose
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) open
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) comma
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) problem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lemon (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) alive
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) today
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) about
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) complete
40. 40.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round

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