Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 985 · 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 “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) panda
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) ago
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) collect
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) around
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) around
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) zebra
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) sofa
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) again (c) bonus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) police
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma

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