Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 913 · 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) pizza (b) lemon (c) complete
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) bonus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) again
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) correct
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) season
13. 13.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) alive
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
19. 19.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) lesson
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) extra
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
29. 29.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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