Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 180 · 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) alive (b) awake (c) extra
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) asleep
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) problem
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) comma
14. 14.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) cobra
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) balloon
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) drama
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) polite
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) awake
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain

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