Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 736 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) panda
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) pizza
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) cobra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) ago
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) around
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) problem
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) polite
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) zebra (c) about
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) comma
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) today
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) collect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) open
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) lesson
34. 34.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) correct
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) about

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