Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 338 · 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) collect (b) today (c) zebra
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) support
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) about
11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) problem (c) collect
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) salad
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) contain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) panda
25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) focus
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) support
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) complete

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