Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 839 · 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) happen (b) open (c) correct
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) lesson
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lesson (c) again
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) cactus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) balloon (c) lemon
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) balloon
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
17. 17.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) problem (c) collect
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) around
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) drama
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) extra
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) cactus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) lesson
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) contain

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