Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 655 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) cobra
5. 5.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) police (c) problem
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) zebra (c) correct
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) lemon
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) alive
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
29. 29.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) around
31. 31.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) asleep
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) problem
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) again
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) collect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) cactus
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus

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