Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 182 · 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) today (b) asleep (c) pizza
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) police
3. 3.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) panda
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) method
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) zebra
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) seven
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cactus (c) asleep
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) happen
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) ago
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) asleep
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) method

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