Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 101 · 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) open (b) alive (c) around
2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) awake
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) seven
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) contain
9. 9.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) cobra
11. 11.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) lemon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) lemon
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) lesson
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) about
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) focus (c) suppose
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cactus (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) asleep
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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