Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 226 · 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) collect (b) season (c) today
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) contain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) salad
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) focus
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) season
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (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 FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) salad
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) panda
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) focus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) alive
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) around (c) zebra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) method
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) again
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) seven
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) season
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal

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