Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 803 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) sofa (c) correct
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) collect
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) awake (c) season
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) extra (c) ago
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) support
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cobra (c) suppose
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) problem
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) lemon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) around
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) problem
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) drama
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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