Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 720 · 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) a (b) live
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) sofa (c) complete
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) problem
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) lemon
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) correct
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) happen
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) cobra
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) asleep
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) balloon
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) method
33. 33.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) focus
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete

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