Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 931 · 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 “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) support (c) lemon
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) today
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) again
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) focus
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) open
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) asleep
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) problem
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) support
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) around
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) complete
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) about
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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