Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 984 · 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) salad (b) zebra (c) asleep
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) again
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) zebra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) complete
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) panda
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) support
25. 25.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) lemon
27. 27.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) focus
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) panda (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) awake
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) focus

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