Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 313 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) sofa
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) zebra
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lesson (c) complete
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) polite
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) focus (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) today
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) bonus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) seven
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
21. 21.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) season
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) correct
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) again (c) season
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
32. 32.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) police
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) panda
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) salad
38. 38.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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