Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 83 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) suppose
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) happen
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) today
11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) ago
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) today
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) season
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) suppose
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) ago
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) panda
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) lemon
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so

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