Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 796 · 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 “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) extra (c) support
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) focus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) collect
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) contain
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) alive
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) panda
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) complete
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) happen
19. 19.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) problem (c) around
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) correct
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
26. 26.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) seven
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) sofa
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) cactus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) today (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) comma
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) open
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) contain
39. 39.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za

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