Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 339 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) seven
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) correct
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) focus
4. 4.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
5. 5.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) about
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) suppose
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
14. 14.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) lesson
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) comma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) correct
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) pizza
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) collect
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) awake
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
35. 35.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) alive
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) drama
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose

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