Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 709 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) asleep
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cactus (c) balloon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) comma (c) complete
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) open
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) sofa
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) comma
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) seven
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) balloon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) bonus (c) extra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) method
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po

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