Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 636 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) drama
5. 5.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) collect
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) problem
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) around
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) zebra
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) open
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) suppose
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
35. 35.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) panda
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to

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