Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 995 · 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 part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) alive
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) support
12. 12.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) balloon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) happen
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) zebra
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) alive
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) collect
24. 24.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) comma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) collect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) problem
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lemon (c) lesson
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) ago
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) focus
39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) lemon

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