Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 856 · 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) cobra (b) collect (c) polite
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) salad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) police
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) lemon
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) zebra
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) happen
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) method
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) panda
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) asleep
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) collect
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) sofa (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) polite (c) open
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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