Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 228 · 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.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) again
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) collect
4. 4.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) bonus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) about
7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) suppose
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) complete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) contain
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) around
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) salad (c) correct
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
20. 20.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) lemon
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) zebra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) extra (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) extra
26. 26.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) method
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) open
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) contain
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) salad
35. 35.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) again
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) support

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