Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 799 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) bonus
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) extra (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) cactus
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) comma
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) lemon
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) alive
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) comma (c) open
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 LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) today
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) lemon
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) asleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) method
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) open
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) contain
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) cactus
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus

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