Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 713 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) ago
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) balloon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) correct
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) lemon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) correct
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) lemon
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) polite
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) today
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) sofa (c) method
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) seven
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) extra
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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