Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 306 · 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) again (b) today (c) happen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) collect
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) pizza
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) collect
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) support
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) awake
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) salad
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) today
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) zebra
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) seven

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