Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 91 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) drama (c) balloon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) today
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) cactus
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) lemon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) polite
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) panda
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) suppose
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) comma
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) happen
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) cobra
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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