Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 650 · 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-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) comma
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
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 FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) extra
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) happen
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) extra
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) sofa
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) salad
21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) again
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) collect
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) cobra
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) suppose
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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