Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 286 · 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) lesson (b) polite (c) asleep
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) zebra
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) focus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) correct
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) panda
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) salad
24. 24.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) focus
27. 27.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) zebra
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) lesson
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) again
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) salad
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to

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