Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 846 · 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 “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) complete
3. 3.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) alive
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) support (c) season
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) support
18. 18.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) ago
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) zebra
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) cobra
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) seven (c) today
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) problem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) cactus
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex

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