Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 793 · 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.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) extra
3. 3.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) drama
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) pizza
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) around
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) support
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) balloon (c) cactus
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) bonus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) awake
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap

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