Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 853 · 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) zebra (b) seven (c) awake
2. 2.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) season
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) contain
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) lemon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) pizza
9. 9.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) collect
18. 18.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) panda
22. 22.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) balloon
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) seven
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) collect
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) panda
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en

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