Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 890 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) asleep
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) today
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) suppose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) pizza
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) method
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) lesson
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) alive
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) drama
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) zebra
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) zebra
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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