Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 702 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) cobra (c) asleep
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) alive
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) again
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) comma
9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) correct
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) support (c) cactus
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) cobra
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) cobra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) method
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cactus (c) correct
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) around
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) bonus
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) alive
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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