Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 250 · 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) awake (b) correct (c) extra
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) correct
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) drama
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) lesson
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) cactus
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) suppose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) salad
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) awake
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) around
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) problem (c) today
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) today
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake

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