Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 966 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) support
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) correct
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) about (c) cobra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) polite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) pizza
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) zebra
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) contain
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) bonus (c) around
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) focus
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) pizza
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) today (c) zebra
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) about
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) asleep
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) comma
38. 38.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal

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