Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 955 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) asleep
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) police
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) correct
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) salad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) ago
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) polite
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) focus
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) awake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) comma
22. 22.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) method
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) today
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) contain
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) police
33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) pizza
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

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