Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 351 · 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) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) cobra
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) panda
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) alive
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
18. 18.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) pizza
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
22. 22.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) bonus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) alive
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) problem
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) correct
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) extra
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) cactus
39. 39.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) bonus (c) balloon

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