Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 901 · 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 part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) awake
4. 4.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) bonus
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) method
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) zebra
12. 12.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) today
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) focus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) sofa (c) pizza
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) seven
30. 30.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) happen
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) bonus

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