Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 233 · 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 part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) pizza
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) balloon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) contain (c) happen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) cactus
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) lesson
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) happen
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) ago
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) zebra (c) awake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) contain
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) police
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) problem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) about
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
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) od (b) meth
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) comma
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) sofa
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) awake
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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