Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 202 · 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) method (c) complete
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) sofa
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) alive
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) bonus (c) happen
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) focus (c) ago
12. 12.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) method
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) extra
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) lemon
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) lesson
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) around
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) complete
23. 23.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) season
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) zebra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) collect
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) around

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