Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 798 · 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 “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) problem (c) about
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) sofa
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) method (c) again
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) balloon
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) ago
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) extra
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) about
21. 21.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) suppose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) support
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) panda
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) pizza
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) comma
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) lesson
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) season

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