Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 946 · 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) asleep (b) bonus (c) lesson
2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) awake
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) again
16. 16.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) correct
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) extra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) extra
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) polite
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) polite (c) cactus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) open
29. 29.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) lemon
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) balloon (c) seven
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) alive
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) bonus
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) about
40. 40.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co

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