Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 699 · 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-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) drama (c) complete
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) police
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) complete
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) asleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) ago
17. 17.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) extra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) support
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) panda
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) happen (c) alive
37. 37.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) open
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) around
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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