Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 168 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) complete
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) suppose
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) complete
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) complete
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lesson (c) asleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) suppose
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) contain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) bonus
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) balloon
22. 22.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) contain (c) sofa
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) complete
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) salad
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) asleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra

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