Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 340 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) contain
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) collect
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) asleep
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cactus (c) complete
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) awake
26. 26.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) zebra (c) polite
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) method
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) support
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) panda

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