Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 627 · 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 “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) about
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) zebra
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) ago
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) complete
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) contain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) support
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) sofa
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) correct (c) extra
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) problem
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) zebra (c) asleep
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) balloon
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) about
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth

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