Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 624 · 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.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) extra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) awake
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) seven
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) alive
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) happen
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) problem (c) collect
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) collect
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
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) lesson (b) about (c) comma
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) happen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) seven
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) pizza
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) correct
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) salad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) correct
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) correct
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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