Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 714 · 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-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) seven
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) lesson
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) lesson
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) collect (c) bonus
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) zebra
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) lemon
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) complete
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) complete
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) ago
36. 36.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) cobra
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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