Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 198 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) seven
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) panda
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) focus
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) support
23. 23.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) collect
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) suppose (c) pizza
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) lemon
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) season
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) pizza

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