Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 845 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) again
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) ago
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) suppose
14. 14.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) about
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lemon (c) alive
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) seven
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) polite
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) balloon
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on

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