Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 687 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) bonus
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) lemon
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) complete
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) correct
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) asleep
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) open
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) bonus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lesson (c) police
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) alive (c) drama
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) open
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a

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