Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 289 · 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) plete (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) focus (c) asleep
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) season
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) bonus
12. 12.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) lemon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) seven
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) contain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) today
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) polite
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) method
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) correct
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma

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