Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 79 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) police
2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) asleep
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) collect
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) lesson
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) problem
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) seven (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) extra
30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cobra (c) polite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) ago
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) polite
38. 38.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) contain

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