Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 783 · 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-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) again
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) panda
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) around
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) police
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) lesson
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) again
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) collect
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) seven
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) awake
26. 26.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) police
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) bonus (c) support
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) awake

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