Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 874 · 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) comma (b) panda (c) support
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) about
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) seven
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) about
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) ago
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) alive
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) happen
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) comma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) sofa (c) ago
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) comma
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) drama
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) awake
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) suppose (c) pizza
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) problem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) lemon
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) zebra

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