Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 669 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) balloon
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) bonus
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) today
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) around
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) bonus
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) collect
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) support
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) polite
18. 18.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) lesson
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) seven
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) alive
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) happen
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) pizza
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) method (c) correct
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) around
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup

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